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Ally Disterhoft of Iowa, Canyon Barry of Floria Highlight CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams

Canyon Barry

Florida

Ally Disterhoft

Iowa



AUSTIN, Texas – University of Iowa senior guard Ally Disterhoft and University of Florida graduate student guard Canyon Barry highlight the 2016-17 Academic All-America® Division I basketball teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).



Disterhoft has been named the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I women’s basketball, while Barry earned the distinction of 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I men’s basketball.



Disterhoft is only the fifth scholar-athlete to win the Academic All-America® of the Year for women’s basketball in back-to-back years. She joins Elena Delle Donne of Delaware (2012-13, 2011-12), Maya Moore of Connecticut (2010-11, 2009-10), Karen Jennings of Nebraska (1992-93, 1991-92) and Michelle Flamoe of Oregon State (1988-89, 1987-88) as the only scholar-athletes to be named as Women’s Basketball Division I Academic All-America® of the Year in consecutive seasons.



The three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection, Disterhoft was also a third team honoree in 2014-15. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, she owns a 4.03 G.P.A while studying accounting and finance. The three-time All-Big Ten selection was a first team pick this season after being named to the second team in each of the last two seasons.



This season, Disterhoft became the second Hawkeye in school history to surpass 2,000 career points. She is second on Iowa’s team averaging 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.86 steals per game. She also averages 2.5 assists a game, third best by a Hawkeye. Disterhoft is shooting 51.2 percent from the field and 35.0 percent from 3-point range in 32.7 minutes per game. She is also a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, and WBCA Allstate Good Works® Team honoree.



Barry carries a 4.0 G.P.A as he pursues graduate course work in nuclear engineering at Florida after graduating last spring from the College of Charleston summa cum laude with a bachelor’s of science degree in physics. A now three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection, Barry is the second member of his family to become a two-time first team selection, joining his mother Lynn (Norenberg) Barry who earned the honors during the 1980 and 1981 seasons. The younger Barry was also a second team pick in 2014-15.



In his first season with the Gators, the Colorado Springs, Colorado native leads the Southeastern Conference and is 14th nationally shooting 89.9 percent at the free throw line. Earlier this season, Barry set a new Florida program record by making 42 consecutive free throws. He also ranks second on his team scoring 12.3 points per game. While at the College of Charleston, Barry earned the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Winter Sports Scholar-Athlete Award in 2015. He was also a three-time CAA All-Academic Team selection and a three-time CAA Player of the Week.



Eight of the 15 members of the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I women’s basketball teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., with four student-athletes sporting a perfect 4.0 G.P.A., two of which achieve over a 4.0. The five members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.93.



Joining Disterhoft on the first team as a returning CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection is DePaul senior Jessica January, a third team pick last year. Among the other first team selections, University of New Mexico junior Cherise Beynon also maintains an above perfect G.P.A. at 4.07. The remaining first team selections are senior Beatrice Attura from Northwestern State University and Duke University junior Lexie Brown.



The CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team features two student-athletes with perfect 4.0 G.P.A.’s, a pair of teammates and a repeat Academic All-America® selection. Senior Rene Coggins from Northern Arizona University maintains a 4.0 G.P.A. and was a third team pick a year ago. Junior Jordan Korinek from Kent State University also maintains a 4.0 G.P.A. and is joined on the second team by her teammate senior Larissa Lurken. The two final second team honorees are Stanford University senior Erica McCall and Oklahoma State University junior Kaylee Jensen.



University of Maine senior Sigi Koizar headlines the third team as she earns consecutive Academic All-America® honors after a second team selection in 2015-16. Other third team selections are: senior Sydney Wiese from Oregon State University, Indiana University junior Amanda Cahill, University of Connecticut junior Kia Nurse and junior Carlie Wagner from the University of Minnesota.



Seven of the 15 members of the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I men’s basketball teams have at least a 3.80 G.P.A., while three student-athletes carry a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. The five members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.83.



Four of the five student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team are repeat selections. Joining Barry as 2015-16 first team repeat selection and a 4.0 G.P.A. in graduate school is Grand Canyon University graduate student Joshua Braun. North Dakota State University junior A.J. Jacobson was a third team honoree last season while Gonzaga University junior Nigel Williams-Goss was a third team pick during the 2014-15 season. The final choice of the first team is Valparaiso University graduate student Alec Peters.



Evan Bradds, a senior from Belmont University, earns CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team honors after begin selected to the third team a season ago. Other second team members include Vanderbilt University senior Luke Kornet, Southern Methodist University junior Semi Ojeleye and a pair of sophomores in Brigham Young University’s Eric Mika and Purdue University’s Caleb Swanigan.



Elon University sophomore Tyler Seibring’s 4.0 G.P.A. leads the way for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team. He is joined by Princeton University senior Steven Cook, senior Matt O'Leary from IUPUI, Brown University senior Steven Spieth and Central Arkansas University junior Jordan Howard.







FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University

Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications

jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu

(701) 231-8332



Brian Alden, Fort Wayne

Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity

aldenbs@ipfw.edu

(260) 481-6646



