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TIMMER EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS
4/16/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BROOKINGS, S.D. - South Dakota State basketball's Haleigh Timmer has been named a Second Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators.
Timmer, a redshirt junior, started all 34 games for the Jackrabbits this season and helped SDSU to a 30-4 overall record. She averaged 12.8 points and 4.0 rebounds and earned honorable mention All-Summit League honors.
Jackrabbit women's basketball now has nine student-athletes earn a combined 12 Academic All-America awards in program history. Timmer is the first SDSU women's basketball player recognized since Myah Selland was a three-time honoree from 2021 to 2023.
To be nominated for College Sports Communicators Academic All-District consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and have participated in at least 90 percent of the team's games or started at least 66 percent of the institution's games.
2024-25 CSC Academic All-Americans
South Dakota State women's basketball Academic All-Americans
Tara Tessier - 1988
Laurie Kruse - 1991
Jodi Bergemann - 1994
Megan Vogel - 2007
Jennifer Warkenthien - 2009
Ashley Eide - 2012, 2013
Megan Waytashek - 2015
Myah Selland - 2021, 2022, 2023
Haleigh Timmer - 2025
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Timmer, a redshirt junior, started all 34 games for the Jackrabbits this season and helped SDSU to a 30-4 overall record. She averaged 12.8 points and 4.0 rebounds and earned honorable mention All-Summit League honors.
Jackrabbit women's basketball now has nine student-athletes earn a combined 12 Academic All-America awards in program history. Timmer is the first SDSU women's basketball player recognized since Myah Selland was a three-time honoree from 2021 to 2023.
To be nominated for College Sports Communicators Academic All-District consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and have participated in at least 90 percent of the team's games or started at least 66 percent of the institution's games.
2024-25 CSC Academic All-Americans
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FIRST TEAM |
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Name |
School |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
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Sarah Ashlee Barker |
University of Alabama |
Gr. |
3.63/3.75 |
Sport Management |
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Raegan Beers (2) |
University of Oklahoma |
So. |
3.51 |
Multidisciplinary Studies |
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Katie Dinnebier |
Drake University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Pharmacy |
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Kiki Iriafen |
USC |
Sr. |
3.52/3.54 |
Entrepreneurship & Innovation (G) |
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Peyton McDaniel |
James Madison University |
R-Jr. |
3.96/4.00 |
Adult Education & Human Resource Development |
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Kiki Rice |
UCLA |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Education |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Kelsey Rees |
Oregon State |
Gr. |
3.97/3.93 |
Bioengineering |
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Morgan Maly (3) |
Creighton University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Exercise Science |
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Lauren Ross (6) |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Organizational Leadership |
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Serena Sundell |
Kansas State |
Sr. |
3.84/3.83 |
Business Administration (G) |
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South Dakota State University |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics & Data Science Specialization |
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THIRD TEAM |
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Yvonne Ejim (2) |
Gonzaga University |
Sr. |
3.6 |
Human Physiology |
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Emily Ryan |
Iowa State University |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Kinesiology and Health |
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Addy Brown |
Iowa State University |
So. |
3.79 |
Business Management |
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Amaya Battle |
University of Minnesota |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Sociology |
(2) = 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(3) = 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(6) = 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
South Dakota State women's basketball Academic All-Americans
Tara Tessier - 1988
Laurie Kruse - 1991
Jodi Bergemann - 1994
Megan Vogel - 2007
Jennifer Warkenthien - 2009
Ashley Eide - 2012, 2013
Megan Waytashek - 2015
Myah Selland - 2021, 2022, 2023
Haleigh Timmer - 2025
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