ATLANTA – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and State Farm announced the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team.  The 10-member team was selected by an online vote of the selection committee.  The committee is comprised of one representative from each of the eight geographical regions and a chairperson.  The members of the 2009 NCAA Division II State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team are as follows: Name Institution Year Pos. Height Emily Brister West Texas A&M Sr. G 5'9 Katie Cezat Hillsdale Sr. F 6'0 Ida Edwards Emporia State Sr. F 6'0 Amanda Grappe Arkansas Tech Sr. F 6'0 Jahzinga Tracey Indiana (Pa.) Sr. F 6'1 Rebecca Kielpinski Alaska-Anchorage Sr. C 6'2 Johannah Leedham Franklin Pierce Jr. G 5'11 Jessie Slack Northern Kentucky Sr. G 5'10 Phebe Smith Columbus State Jr. F 6'0 Brooque Williams California (Pa.) Jr. G 5'8 “It is never an easy task to select just 10 players from hundreds as the best in Division II, but this group of 10 student-athletes made the job much easier,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass.  “Each one of these student-athletes has distinguished themselves above the rest, and we would like to honor them for their hard work.” “State Farm is truly honored to recognize these outstanding student-athletes for their wonderful achievements, their dedication to the game of basketball and their commitment to their communities, said Pam El, Marketing Vice President for State Farm.  “The State Farm Coaches All-America Team represents true excellence in the sport of women’s basketball, and we are extremely proud to be associated with these remarkable student-athletes”. The following have been recognized as State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mentions for NCAA Division II: Name Institution Year Pos. Height Anna Atkinson Wingate. Sr. G 5'6 Lizzie Brenner Central Oklahoma Sr. F 5'10 Janice Bright Washburn Sr. G 5'9 Alira Carpenter Montana State-Billings Sr. G 5'8 Catherine Carr Holy Family Soph. F 5'11 Reyana Colson Cal Poly-Pomona Soph. G 5'6 Sarita Cooper Delta State Soph. G 5'6 Dominic Cranford West Georgia Sr. G 5'7 Katie Franci Humboldt State Sr. F 5'9 Kristina Freeman Gannon Jr. G 5'9 Natalie Gamez St. Mary's Sr. G 5'8 Jasmine Gunn Tusculum Soph. PG 5'0 Ashley Huff West Georgia Sr. F 6'1 Heather Johnson Minnesota State-Mankato Sr. G 5'8 Britney Jordan Texas A&M-Commerce Sr. G 5'8 Jessica Keller Quincy Sr. G 5'9 Jade Meads Nebraska - Kearney Sr. G 5'9 Kristy McLean Bentley Sr. G 5'10 Joanne Noreen Minnesota State-Mankato Sr. G 5'8 Michelle Osier Cal-San Diego Sr. F 6'1 Kevina Ransom Francis Marion Sr. G 5'5 Lauren Revesz St. Rose Sr. C 6'1 Stephanie Sarosi Nova Southeastern Jr. C 6'5 Kelsey Simonds Stonehill Jr. C 6'3 Shannon Singleton-Bates Francis Marion Soph. F 5'10 Kayla Smith California (Pa.) Soph. F 5'11 Megan Starnes Northwood Sr. F 5'10 Katie Tacheny St. Cloud State Sr. G 5'8 Paulina Tuell Regis Sr. C 5'10 Jihan Williams Charleston Sr. C 5'11 Katie Wysocky  Michigan Tech Jr. F 6'0 About State Farm State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve more than 78 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®. About the WBCA Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women’s basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls.  For more information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.

 (Source WBCA)