Pitt-Johnstown sophomore guard
Leah Hansen was named First-Team
Capital One Academic All-District when this year's teams were released on Thursday. Â Hansen will now advance to the
Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first, second, and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month...
(Full Academic All-District Teams Release)
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           The 2013-14
Capital One Academic All-District ® Men's Basketball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
              The Academic All-District ® teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the second year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non-Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored.  The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America ® Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
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              Hansen, a sophomore guard from Waterford, Pa., has a 3.99 overall GPA in Biochemistry. Hansen joined Head Coach
Mike Drahos' starting line-up this season and is averaging 11.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and a team-best 3.3 assists per game. She is also second on the team in steals.
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NCAA DIVISION II (Central Intercollegiate, Mountain East, Pennsylvania State)
FIRST TEAM
Brittany Batts GANNON Jr. Leesburg, Va. 3.93 Sports management
Leah Hansen PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN So. Waterford, Pa. 3.99 Biochemistry
Hannah Heeter CLARION Jr. Seneca, Pa. 3.96 Pre-med / biology
Jen Papich GANNON Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3.95 Biomedical engineering
Tiara Stossel SETON HILL Sr. Indiana, Pa. 4.00 Mathematics
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               The
Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2013-14 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.