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Seward County returns to the No. 1 position in the JC/CC division after claiming top honors in both 2001 and 2002. This season, the Lady Saints advanced to the quarterfinals in Region VI for the 16th straight season and also recorded their 16th consecutive 20+ win season. Seward County finished the year strong winning 11 of its last 13 contests for an overall record of 23-9.
"First I would like to say thank you to the WBCA from Seward County Community College for all the work you do in supporting academics in women's basketball," said Toby Wynn, head coach of Seward County Community College. "We are very honored to receive this award from the WBCA for being the top academic team in the JC/CC division. I would also like to say thank you to all the administration and faculty here at Seward County for we have some of the best people in the country here. Finally, a big thank you to all of our student-athletes who made this happen with all of their hard work and for understanding the value of going to class every day and taking care of their studies."
The WBCA Academic Top 17* Team Honor Roll for JC/CC is as follows:
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School |
2007-08 Head Coach |
Team GPA |
1 |
Seward County Community College |
Toby Wynn |
3.560 |
2 |
Colby Community College |
Tom E. Stephens |
3.470 |
3 |
Iowa Lakes Community College |
Brian Radtke |
3.469 |
4 |
Lincoln College |
Carol Wilson |
3.388 |
5 |
Ellsworth Community College |
Ed Geitz |
3.387 |
6 |
Ventura College |
Ed Mircetic |
3.344 |
7 |
Salt Lake Community College |
Betsy Specketer |
3.312 |
8 |
Solano Community College |
Matt Borchert |
3.209 |
9 |
Lon Morris College |
Rosalyn E. Floyd Tindel |
3.162 |
10 |
Cypress College |
Margaret Mohr |
3.157 |
11 |
Minn. State Comm. and Tech Coll. - Fergus Falls |
Ann L. Williams |
3.135 |
12 |
Western Texas College |
Tammy Davis |
3.113 |
13 |
Clarendon College |
Rusty Kennedy |
3.102 |
14 |
Eastern Arizona Junior College |
Dan Dersam |
3.076 |
15 |
Phoenix College |
Samantha Ezell |
3.061 |
16 |
Marshalltown Community College |
Larry Roberts |
3.016 |
17 |
Seminole Community College |
Maureen Smith |
3.011 |
*= Due to the limited number of nominations for junior college and community college, and the GPA requirements, the WBCA has ranked the Top 17 schools.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.
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