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Capital Athletics

Women's Basketball National Awards

NCAA Division III Player of the Year
Laura Schmelzer 1994
NCAA Division III Coach of the Year
Dixie Jeffers 1994, 1995
WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award
Dixie Jeffers 2021
NCAA Elite VIII Award Recipients
Carrie Ferguson 1997
All-Americans (Fast Break, DIII News, Kodak/WBCA, D3hoops.com)
Bri O'Connor 2025 (HM)
Danielle Sanna 2009 (HM/HM)
Sara Heitkamp 2005 (4th), 2006 (1st/4th/1st)
Kendra Meyer 1999 (2nd/HM), 2000 (1st/HM/3rd), 2001 (1st)
Jill Walker 1998 (HM/HM)
Carrie Ferguson 1996 (HM), 1997 (1st)
Carmen Ellis 1994
Laura Schmelzer 1993 (HM), 1994 (1st)
Sandy Buddelmeyer 1991 (HM), 1992 (1st), 1993 (1st)
Gretchen Kairis 1987
D3hoops.com Team of the Year
Sara Heitkamp 2005 (4th)
Kendra Meyer 1999 (2nd), 2000 (HM), 2001 (1st)
D3hoops.com All-Region
Samaree Perkins 2025 (2nd)
Bri O'Connor 2023 (2nd), 2024 (2nd), 2025 (1st)
Jamie Caton 2014 (3rd)
Caitlin Elsass 2010 (3rd)
Daniele Sanna 2009 (3rd)
Kristen Richardson 2009 (2nd), 2010 (1st)
Sara Heitkamp 2004 (2nd), 2005 (1st), 2006 (1st)
Danielle Meyer 2003 (3rd)

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Academic All-Americans (CoSIDA)
Sara Heitkamp 2005 (1st), 2006 (2nd)
Kendra Meyer 2001 (3rd)
Carrie Ferguson 1997 (1st)
Sandy Buddelmeyer 1991 (3rd), 1992 (2nd)
Shelley Blackburn 1982, 1983
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Kendra Meyer 2001
Carrie Ferguson 1997
Laura Schmelzer 1994
Sandy Buddelmeyer 1993
CSC Academic All-District (formerly CoSIDA) - since 2002
Bri O'Connor 2024
Samaree Perkins  2024
Laney Murphy 2023, 2024
Kristen Richardson 2008, 2009
Sara Heitkamp 2004, 2005, 2006
Jenna Algie 2006

Last updated: 5/12/2020