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Thompson Named Candidate for Senior Class Award
1/4/2018 1:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State women's basketball student-athlete Ellie Thompson was named one of 30 candidates for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball today.
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The senior has a 3.88 cumulative GPA as an advertising major. She was named to the 2016-17Â Summit League All-Academic Team and is a three-time Distinguished Scholar on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and a two-time Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence selection.
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Thompson is a member of SDSU's Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and has posted a perfect 4.0 GPA in six semesters. She was also the copy editor for the campus newspaper and interned at Jackrabbits Sports Properties.
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On the basketball court, Thompson has started all 15 games for the Jackrabbits and averages 6.7 points and 5.0 rebounds. The Chaska, Minnesota, native is a two-time All-Summit League second-team selection and was named to the league's all-newcomer team and to the 2015 Summit League All-Tournament team. Additionally, she is a three-time preseason all-league pick.
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The 30 candidates will be narrowed to a field of 10 finalists in February and placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select a candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Women's Final Four.
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Senior CLASS Award Candidates
Up Next
South Dakota State returns to action Saturday, hosting longtime rival North Dakota State at 2 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
For more information on the South Dakota State women's basketball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksWBB) or like South Dakota State women's basketball on Facebook.
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The senior has a 3.88 cumulative GPA as an advertising major. She was named to the 2016-17Â Summit League All-Academic Team and is a three-time Distinguished Scholar on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and a two-time Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence selection.
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Thompson is a member of SDSU's Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and has posted a perfect 4.0 GPA in six semesters. She was also the copy editor for the campus newspaper and interned at Jackrabbits Sports Properties.
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On the basketball court, Thompson has started all 15 games for the Jackrabbits and averages 6.7 points and 5.0 rebounds. The Chaska, Minnesota, native is a two-time All-Summit League second-team selection and was named to the league's all-newcomer team and to the 2015 Summit League All-Tournament team. Additionally, she is a three-time preseason all-league pick.
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The 30 candidates will be narrowed to a field of 10 finalists in February and placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select a candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Women's Final Four.
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Senior CLASS Award Candidates
| Raigyne Louis | Â LSUÂ Â | Â Sally McCabe | Â Belmont |
| Â Ariel Atkins | Â Texas | Â Brooke McCarty | Â Texas |
|  Briana Betz-White |  Loyola |  Brittany McPhee |  Stanford |
|  Lexie Brown |  Duke |  Sydni Means |  Mercer |
| Â Tyra Buss | Â Indiana | Â Kia Nurse | Â UConn |
|  Amanda Cahill |  Indiana |  Michelle Nwokedi |  Pennsylvania |
| Â Emily Clemens | Â Western Illinois | Â Vionise Pierre-Louis | Â Oklahoma |
|  Kylie Giebelhausen |  Southern Illinois |  Tianna Tarter |  East Tennessee State |
|  Rebecca Greenwell |  Duke |  Ellie Thompson |  South Dakota State |
|  Delaney Hodgins |  E. Washington |  Rebekah VanDijk |  UT Arlington |
| Â Faith Ihim | Â Oral Roberts | Â Victoria Vivians | Â Mississippi State |
|  Kaylee Jensen |  Oklahoma State |  Carlie Wagner |  Minnesota |
| Â Jackie Kemph | Â Saint Louis | Â Kristy Wallace | Â Baylor |
| Â Jordan Korinek | Â Kent State | Â Morgan William | Â Mississippi State |
|  Grace Lennox |  Eastern Illinois |  Gabby Williams |  UConn |
Up Next
South Dakota State returns to action Saturday, hosting longtime rival North Dakota State at 2 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
For more information on the South Dakota State women's basketball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksWBB) or like South Dakota State women's basketball on Facebook.
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