2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Team
 
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Three College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) student-athletes were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Team as announced Thursday.
 
Illinois Wesleyan senior guard Rebekah Ehresman (Gridley, Ill./El Paso-Gridley) was named to the Academic All-District First Team as an Accounting major with a 3.97 grade-point average (GPA). She averaged 10.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this season.
 
Elmhurst senior forward Mikaela Eppard (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek) was also named to the First Team as a Communication & Sciences Disorders major with a 3.92 GPA. She led the CCIW in both scoring (17.8) and rebounding (10.8) in 2017-18.
 
Augustana junior guard Izzy Anderson (Rock Island, Ill./Alleman Catholic) earned Second Team recognition as a Biology major with a 3.72 GPA. She led the Vikings in scoring (14.4), field goals made (121) and free throws made (92). Anderson also had a team-high in minutes played with 28.6 per game.
 
The 2018 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution.
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.