Ely, Riordan Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
TACOMA, Wash. - In the midst of leading the 18th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers to a potential national tournament appearance, senior Claire Ely (Walnut Creek, Calif./Northgate) and sophomore Jocelyn Riordan (Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shorecrest) have been named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Ely, already a four-time Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week this season, earns academic honors after posting a 3.80 grade-point average as an exercise science major. Averaging 20.4 points per game and a NWC-best 1.93 assist to turnover ratio, Ely was also named MVP at the 2009 CalLu West Coast Classic and was a First-Team All-NWC selection as a junior.
Riordan earns honors after posting a 3.92 grade-point average through her first three semesters of college. Having started all 20 games for the Loggers this season, she is second on the team in scoring at 13.6 points per game and is also bringing down an average of 3.7 rebounds per contest.
By virtue of his selection the Academic All-District team, both players are now eligible for selection the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America team.
The Academic All-America program is run by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.
