Texas Tech University Athletics
Tarr and Ellison Receive Big 12 Academic Honors
February 27, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 27, 2001
DALLAS -
The Big 12 Conference takes great pleasure in honoring 50 student-athletes who have been named to the 2001 Women's Basketball Academic All-Big 12 Team, the conference office announced Tuesday, which included Texas Tech's Amber Tarr as a first-team selection and Tanisha Ellison a second-team honoree.
Tarr, a 6-0 guard from Ozona, Texas, was also a first-team selection last year, while Ellison, a 6-1 center from Houston, Texas, was a second-team honoree last year as well.
Many of these student-athletes will participate in the fifth Big 12 Conference Tournament March 6-8, 10 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. Oklahoma enters the event No. 1 seed and will be looking for its first win in the four-year history of the event. Iowa State is defending tournament champion.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the women's basketall academic all-league squad consisted of 37 combined first-team members with 13 on the second team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.2 or better grade-point average, while the second team are those who have a 3.0 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 grade point average or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible.
2001 Women's Basketball Academic All-Big 12
First Team (3.20-plus grade point average, *indicates nominated with a 4.0 GPA)
| Name, School | Class | Major | Hometown |
| Michelle Neely, Baylor | Sr. | Social Work | Plano, Texas |
| Nicole Collins, Baylor | Jr. | Forensic Science | Houston, Texas |
| Hilary Akromis, Baylor | Jr. | Human Performance | San Antonio, Texas |
| Eisha Bohman, Colorado | Jr. | Communication | Vista, Calif. |
| Kathleen Fagan, Colorado | So. | Open Option | Niskayuna, N.Y. |
| Britt Hartshorn, Colorado | Jr. | Comm Disorders | Lamar, Colo. |
| Linda Lappe, Colorado | Jr. | Business | Winfield, Iowa |
| Mandy Nightingale, Colorado | Jr. | Kinesiology | Sapula, Okla. |
| Sabrina Scott, Colorado | So. | Open Option | Lake Oswego, Ore. |
| Holly Bordewyk, Iowa State | So. | Business | Rapid City, S.D. |
| Erica Junod, Iowa State | Fr. (RS) | Business | Ankeny, Iowa |
| Sarah Robson, Iowa State | Sr. | Management Information Systems/Finance | Belmond, Iowa |
| Angie Welle, Iowa State | Jr. | Elementary Education | Fargo, N.D. |
| Lindsey Wilson, Iowa State | So. | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Seattle, Wash. |
| Jennifer Jackson, Kansas | Sr. | English and Political Science | Tuscaloosa,Alabama. |
| Nikki White, Kansas | Jr. | Psychology | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Morgen Finneran, Kansas State | Sr. | Life Sciences | Granbury, Texas |
| Kristin Rethman, Kansas State | Jr. | Marketing | Corning, Kan. |
| Marshela Webb, Kansas State | Sr. | Marketing | Lee's Summit, Kan. |
| Kim Woodlee, Kansas State | Sr. | Pre-Medicine | Beersheba Springs, Tenn. |
| Ekpedeme Akpaffiong, Missouri | Sr. | Biology | Houston, Texas |
| Karensa Barr, Missouri | So. | Business Administration | West Plains, Mo. |
| Natalie Bright, Missouri | Jr. | Psychology | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Christa Millham, Missouri | So. | Elementary Education | Jackson, Mo. |
| Greichaly Cepero, Nebraska | Fr. (RS) | International Business | Dorado, Puerto Rico |
| Stephanie Jones, Nebraska | So. | General Studies | San Diego, Calif. |
| Paige Sutton, Nebraska | So. | General Studies | Omaha, Neb. |
| Jennifer Cunningham, Oklahoma | Jr. | Zoology | Kingston, Ontario |
| Stacey Dales, Oklahoma | Jr. | Communication | Brockville, Ontario |
| Caton Hill, Oklahoma | So. | Zoology | Ada, Okla. |
| Shannon Selmon, Oklahoma | Jr. | Social Studies | Norman, Okla. |
| Jamie Talbert, Oklahoma | Jr. | Biochemistry | Elkhart, Kan. |
| Kara Faulk, Oklahoma State | Jr. | Health Promotions | Sapulpa, Okla. |
| Shelby Hutchens, Oklahoma State | So. | Chemical Engineering | Stillwater, Okla. |
| Devon Magness, Oklahoma State | Sr. | Education | Purcell, Okla. |
| Meg Banahan, Texas A&M | So. | General Studies | Oxford, Miss. |
| Amber Tarr, Texas Tech | Jr. | Finance | Ozona, Texas |
Second Team (3.0 to 3.19 grade point average)
| Kami Carmann, Colorado | Sr. | Broadcast News | Littleton, Colo. |
| Jennifer Roulier, Colorado | Jr. | Communication | Englewood, Colo. |
| Tracy Gahan, Iowa State | Jr. | Psychology | McKinney, Texas |
| Ashley Homeyer, Iowa State | Jr. | Exercise & Sport Science | Oakbrook, Ill. |
| Kristin Geoffroy, Kansas | Jr. | Psychology | Los Alamitos, Calif. |
| Denisha Ferguson,Kansas State | Fr. (RS) | Social Science | Clarksville, Tenn. |
| Shahidrah Roberts, Nebraska | So. | General Studies | Overland Park, Kan. |
| Desiree Taylor, Oklahoma | Sr. | Chemical Engineering | Richardson, Texas |
| Jessica Spinner, Oklahoma State | Jr. | Sociology | Perth, Western Australia |
| Meg Brown, Texas | Sr. | Education | Arlington, Texas |
| Tai Dillard, Texas | So. | Liberal Arts | San Antonio, Texas |
| Lynn Classen, Texas A&M | So. | General Studies | San Antonio, Texas |
| Tanisha Ellison, Texas Tech | Jr. | Communication Studies | Houston, Texas |
