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(LEBANON, Ill., March 8)-The American Midwest Conference has released its list of All-Conference award winners for 2009-10. The recipients were announced following the conclusion of the AMC Tournament championship contest between Columbia College and William Woods University.
In a vote of the conference's nine head coaches, Rachel Oswald of Columbia College was chosen as the 2009-10 AMC Women's Basketball Player of the Year. Oswald, who was a three-time AMC Player of the Week honoree, led the Cougars in scoring (14.5 PPG) and rebounds (9.3 RPG) during the regular season. Entering the AMC Tournament, Oswald - a senior forward from Boonville, Mo., had collected 1,477 career points and is also Columbia's career rebounding leader. She connected on nearly 49 percent of her field goals attempts and shot 73.6 percent from the free throw line. Oswald is now a three-time first-team All-AMC selection and has been a two-time NAIA Division I honorable mention All-America choice.
The 2009-10 AMC Newcomer of the Year is Veronica Smith of Columbia College. Smith, a senior forward from East St. Louis, Ill., averaged 13.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per contest, and was second on the Columbia squad in both categories. Smith shot 42.1 percent from the field and 75.8 percent from the foul line. Smith collected four double-doubles in AMC play this season.
Courtney Harris of McKendree University has been named the 2009-10 AMC Freshman of the Year. Harris, a forward from St. Louis, Mo., joined the Bearcats' starting lineup early in her rookie season and responded by putting up some solid numbers. Harris averaged 7.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per outing. She also made 48.5 percent of her shots from the floor and was a 75.3 percent free-throw shooter. Harris finished fourth on the McKendree squad in scoring and was third in rebounding, field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
For the second time in three years, Melissa Ringhausen of McKendree University earned the nod as the AMC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. Now in her 13th season, Ringhausen led the Bearcats to a 25-5 overall record and a share of the AMC regular-season championship with a 14-2 league mark. The 25 wins for McKendree in 2009-10 matched a program record, and the Bearcats reached as high as No. 12 in the NAIA Division I rankings under her leadership. Ringhausen is the all-time wins leader in McKendree women's basketball history with 277 victories.
Listed below is the complete list of 2009-10 AMC women's basketball award winners. For a PDF copy of the All-Conference team and award recipients, click here:
2009-10 AMC Women's Basketball All-Conference Team
2009-10 AMC Player of the Year: Rachel Oswald, Columbia College (F, Sr., Boonville, Mo.)
2009-10 AMC Newcomer of the Year: Veronica Smith, Columbia College (F, Sr., East St. Louis, Ill.)
2009-10 AMC Freshman of the Year: Courtney Harris, McKendree University (F, Fr., St. Louis, Mo.)
2009-10 AMC Coach of the Year: Melissa Ringhausen, McKendree University
(13th season at McKendree, record of 277-154 at McKendree and overall in 13 seasons*)
* -- Record through end of the 2009-10 regular season
First-Team All-Conference
Rachel Oswald, Columbia College (F, Sr., Boonville, Mo.)
Whitney Widaman, Columbia College (G, Sr., Mexico, Mo.)
Veronica Smith, Columbia College (F, Sr., East St. Louis, Ill.)
Ashley Agee, McKendree University (G, Jr., Moberly, Mo.)
Katie Fullerton, McKendree University (G, Jr., Coulterville, Ill.)
Jessica Moore, Missouri Baptist University (F, Jr., Belleville, Ill.)
Dominique Hayes, Park University (F, So., Kansas City, Mo.)
Rachel Baker, William Woods University (G/F, Jr., Mexico, Mo.)
Eshell Estrella, William Woods University (G, Sr., Santa Ana, Calif.)
Jessica Shepard, Williams Baptist College (G., So., Leachville, Ark.)
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Denise Rosario, Columbia College (C, Jr., Caravelas, Brazil)
Kayla Hruby, Hannibal-LaGrange College (G., So., Bolivar, Mo.)
Natasha Bonner, Hannibal-LaGrange College (G, Jr., Memphis, Tenn.)
Gwendelyn Ellis, Harris-Stowe State University (F, Jr., St. Louis, Mo.)
Andrea Seabaugh, Missouri Baptist University (G, So., Columbia, Mo.)
Ashley Johnson, Missouri Baptist University (F, Jr., St. Louis, Mo.)
Hilary Walker, Park University (F, Jr., Kansas City, Mo.)
Jessica McConnell, Stephens College (G, Fr., Edwardsville, Ill.)
Jamie Flesner, Stephens College (G, Jr., Camp Point, Ill.)
Tia LaFavor, Stephens College (F, Sr., Leeton, Mo.)
Jestine Gerber, William Woods University (F, Jr., Jefferson City, Mo.)
Courtney Sublett, Williams Baptist College (G, Jr., Highland, Ark.)
Academic All-Conference (minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale)
Columbia College
Whitney Davis, Courtney Jorgenson, Amanda Phillips, Janita Session
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Brittany Adkins, Kelsey Anderson, Britni Bertelli, Natasha Bonner, Sindy Chavez, Kayla Hruby,
Michiko Namba, Angie Schwagmeyer
Harris-Stowe State University
Sheila Phillips
McKendree University
Ashley Agee, Kasie Frazier, Katie Fullerton, Courtney Harris, Haley Klingelhoefer, Jessica Steinmetz, Leann Voss, Shelby Woelful, Jill Wolf, Emily Woodland
Missouri Baptist University
Amanda Alvey, Victoria Hagni, Monique Melton, Andrea Seabaugh
Park University
Sarah Hall, Emma Hart, Stefany Jones, Halima Ramsey, Shareikka Theus-Downey, Hilary Walker
Stephens College
Gracie Boelsems, Haley Caldwell, McKenzie Gorman, Tia LaFavor, Cara Leis, Asya Love, Casey Martin, Faith Mattis, Jessica McConnell, Bre McLaughlin, Megan Sheffield, Alexis Wood, Andie Young
William Woods University
Megan Aubuchon, Rachel Baker, Laken Enochs, Eshell Estrella, Kelsey Frey, Cameo Holly, Miranda Loesch, Jill Sutton
Williams Baptist College
Sammi Fowler, Rachel Looney, Olivia Morris, Jessica Shepard, Courtney Sublett, Kim Sutterfield, Ann Whiteside