Feb. 24, 2011
MADISON, Wis. – Alyssa Karel, a senior on the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team, has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America Team, presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She earned third-team honors and is the first UW women’s basketball player to earn Academic All-America honors. Karel was also the only Big Ten Conference women’s basketball player honored this season.
Karel has a 3.88 cumulative grade point average in nursing, where she is in the honors program.
The 5-foot-7-inch guard leads the Badgers with 15 points per game. She has been the UW’s leading scorer in 10 games and has scored in double figures in 18 games, including six games with 20-or-more points. Karel ranks 14th on the UW career scoring list with 1,406 points. She is also one of the Badgers’ top all-time 3-point shooters, ranking in the top 10 in treys made, attempted and percentage.
Karel was a 2011 Preseason All-Big Ten pick by league media. She was a consensus second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2010 and earned honorable mention honors as a sophomore. A native of St. Paul, Minn., Karel is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District pick and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She has also earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades the last two seasons for having a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or higher.
2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America®
Women’s Basketball Teams as selected by CoSIDA
UNIVERSITY DIVISION
| First Team |
| Name |
School |
Dist. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Erin Anthony (1) |
U.S. Military Academy |
I |
Sr. |
Allentown, Pa. |
3.79 |
Civil Engineering |
| Kathleen Barry |
Columbia |
I |
Sr. |
Valley Center, Calif. |
3.99 |
Econ, Math, Spanish |
| Amanda Johnson (2) |
Oregon |
VIII |
Jr. |
Santa Rosa,Calif. |
3.97 |
Child & Family Health |
| Maya Moore (1) # |
Connecticut |
I |
Sr. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
3.70 |
Individualized Major |
| Liz Repella (1) |
West Virginia |
II |
Sr. |
Steubenville, Ohio |
3.94 |
Exercise Physiology |
| Second Team |
| Name |
School |
Dist. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Angie Bjorklund (1) |
Tennessee |
IV |
Sr. |
Spokane Valley, Wash. |
3.63 |
Psychology |
| Jacqui Kahn |
Northern Iowa |
VII |
Jr. |
Sioux City, Iowa |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Danielle Robinson |
Oklahoma |
VI |
Sr. |
San Jose, Calif. |
3.50 |
Sociology |
| Kaihla Szunko |
Central Michigan |
IV |
Sr. |
Saginaw, Mich. |
3.83 |
Health Fitness & Rehab. |
| Jasmine Thomas (3) |
Duke |
III |
Sr. |
Fairfax, Va. |
3.42 |
Sociology |
| Third Team |
| Name |
School |
Dist. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Jenna Bartsokas |
Lipscomb |
IV |
Sr. |
Franklin, Tenn. |
3.95 |
Exercise Science |
| Amanda Best |
New Mexico |
VI |
Sr. |
Snohomish, Wash |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Rachel Clancy |
Cal Poly SLO |
VIII |
Grad |
Limerick, Ireland |
3.78 |
Biological Sciences |
| Alyssa Karel |
Wisconsin |
V |
Sr. |
St. Paul, Minn |
3.88 |
Nursing |
| Kayla Tetschlag |
Green Bay |
V |
Sr. |
Sheboygan, Wis. |
3.80 |
Business Administration |
Capital One Academic All-America of the Year: Maya Moore, University of Connecticut
(1) Academic All-America first team selection in 2009-10
(2) Academic All-America second team selection in 2009-10
(3) Academic All-America third team selection in 2009-10
# Academic All-America first team selection in 2008-09
