Year end awards from the Summit League in women’s basketball include a trio of South Dakota State and South Dakota players as well as the SDSU coach.
South Dakota State University women’s basketball players Megan Waytashek and Steph Paluch earned All-Summit League honors, and Kerri Young was honored as the Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year and on the All-Newcomer Team Thursday.
In addition, Jackrabbit mentor Aaron Johnston was named Summit League Coach of the Year after leading South Dakota State to its fifth regular-season title. Votes by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and select media members determined the conference awards.
South Dakota’s Nicole Seekamp was named first-team All-Summit League, Polly Harrington garnered second team honors and junior Raeshel Contreras gained All Newcomer honors.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Brooke LeMar, North Dakota State
SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Kerri Young, South Dakota State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Taijhe Kelly, Omaha
COACH OF THE YEAR
Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State
FIRST TEAM ALL-SUMMIT
DeAirra Goss, IUPUI
Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne
Ashley Luke, Western Illinois
Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota
Haley Seibert, Fort Wayne
Megan Waytashek, South Dakota State
SECOND TEAM ALL-SUMMIT
Polly Harrington, South Dakota
Ericka House, Omaha
Brooke LeMar, North Dakota State
Nevena Markovic, IUPUI
Steph Paluch, South Dakota State
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SUMMIT
Paige Bradley, Denver
Taijhe Kelly, Omaha
Michelle Maher, Western Illinois
Tori Niemann, Western Illinois
Theresa Wirth, Denver
ALL-NEWCOMER
Raeshel Contreras, South Dakota
Brooke LeMar, North Dakota State
Tori Niemann, Western Illinois
Mikaela Shaw, Omaha
Kerri Young, South Dakota State
