BROOKINGS, S.D. - South Dakota State basketball's Haleigh Timmer has been named a Second Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators.
Timmer, a redshirt junior, started all 34 games for the Jackrabbits this season and helped SDSU to a 30-4 overall record. She averaged 12.8 points and 4.0 rebounds and earned honorable mention All-Summit League honors.
Jackrabbit women's basketball now has nine student-athletes earn a combined 12 Academic All-America awards in program history. Timmer is the first SDSU women's basketball player recognized since Myah Selland was a three-time honoree from 2021 to 2023.
To be nominated for College Sports Communicators Academic All-District consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and have participated in at least 90 percent of the team's games or started at least 66 percent of the institution's games.
2024-25 CSC Academic All-Americans
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FIRST TEAM
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Name
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School
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Year
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GPA
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Major
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Sarah Ashlee Barker
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University of Alabama
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Gr.
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3.63/3.75
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Sport Management
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Raegan Beers (2)
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University of Oklahoma
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So.
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3.51
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Multidisciplinary Studies
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Katie Dinnebier
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Drake University
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Sr.
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3.74
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Pharmacy
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Kiki Iriafen
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USC
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Sr.
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3.52/3.54
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation (G)
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Peyton McDaniel
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James Madison University
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R-Jr.
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3.96/4.00
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Adult Education & Human Resource Development
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Kiki Rice
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UCLA
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Jr.
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3.85
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Education
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SECOND TEAM
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Kelsey Rees
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Oregon State
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Gr.
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3.97/3.93
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Bioengineering
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Morgan Maly (3)
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Creighton University
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Sr.
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3.93
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Exercise Science
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Lauren Ross (6)
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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Gr.
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4.00/4.00
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Organizational Leadership
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Serena Sundell
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Kansas State
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Sr.
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3.84/3.83
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Business Administration (G)
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Haleigh Timmer
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South Dakota State University
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Jr.
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4
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Mathematics & Data Science Specialization
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THIRD TEAM
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Yvonne Ejim (2)
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Gonzaga University
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Sr.
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3.6
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Human Physiology
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Emily Ryan
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Iowa State University
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Sr.
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3.56
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Kinesiology and Health
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Addy Brown
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Iowa State University
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So.
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3.79
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Business Management
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Amaya Battle
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University of Minnesota
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Jr.
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3.73
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Sociology
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(2) = 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(3) = 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(6) = 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
South Dakota State women's basketball Academic All-Americans
Tara Tessier - 1988
Laurie Kruse - 1991
Jodi Bergemann - 1994
Megan Vogel - 2007
Jennifer Warkenthien - 2009
Ashley Eide - 2012, 2013
Megan Waytashek - 2015
Myah Selland - 2021, 2022, 2023
Haleigh Timmer - 2025
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