BOULDER – Colorado sophomore guard Lexy Kresl was named to the 2013 Pac-12 Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic second team, the league office announced on Tuesday.

 

Junior center Rachel Hargis received honorable mention to the all-academic squad.

Lexie Kresl

Lexie Kresl

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Hargis

Rachel Hargis

 

To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade point average and either be a starter or a significant contributor.

 

Kresl, a native of Paradise Valley, Ariz., was the only underclassman out of the 10 student-athletes that made one of the all-academic squads. She averaged 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game this season and led the Buffaloes in 3-point field goals with 34. Kresl owns a 3.52 GPA and is majoring in integrative physiology.

 

Hargis was Colorado’s top shot blocker with 34 while averaging 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. A psychology major, the Robinson, Texas, native sports a 3.06 GPA.

 

PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC – WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

First Team

Chelsea Bridgewater, UTAH        Sr.           3.81       Psychology/Political Science

Kristi Kingma, WASH                     Sr.           3.94       Communication

Rachel Messer, UTAH                     Sr.           3.83       Management

Taryn Wicijowski, UTAH               Jr.            3.93       Biology/Psychology

Mariah Williams, UCLA                 Sr.           3.89       Political Science

 

Second Team

Layshia Clarendon, CAL                Sr.           3.47       American Studies

Katie Grad, WSU                               Sr.           3.80       Sport Management

Lexy Kresl, COLO                            So.          3.52       Integrative Physiology

Eliza Normen, ASU                          Fr.          3.57       Biomedical Engineering

Carly Noyes, WSU                            Sr.           3.49       Elementary Education

 

Women’s Basketball Honorable Mention All-Academic

Ireti Amojo, Jr., WSU; Liz Brenner, So., ORE; Joy Burke, Jr., ASU; Talia Caldwell, Sr., CAL; Amanda Delgado, So.,

ORE; Ciera Dunbar, So. UTAH; Janae Fulcher, Sr., ASU; Cassie Harberts, Jr., USC; Rachel Hargis, Jr., COLO; Toni

Kokenis, Jr., STAN; Thea Lemberger, Jr., UCLA; Jordan Loera, So., ORE; Danielle Love, Jr., ORE; Mikayla Lyles, Jr., CAL; Christina Marinacci, Sr., USC; Alyssa Martin, Jr., OSU; Chiney Ogwumike, Jr., STAN; Kate Oliver, Jr., USC; Erica Payne, So., STAN; Eliza Pierre, Sr., CAL; Michelle Plouffe, Jr., UTAH; Mikaela Ruef, Sr., STAN; Bonnie Samuelson, So., STAN; Mercedes Wetmore, Jr., WASH; Aminah Williams, So., WASH.