By: Scott DCamp, Northland Communications
Thief River Falls, Minn. -
Northland freshman
Tiyana Schwinghammer has been named to the NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball All-America Second Team. Schwinghammer made an immediate impact for the Pioneers during her freshman season. She averaged 15.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. Schwinghammer started all 31 games for the Pioneers. She was the Pioneers second-leading scorer with 467 points, nine behind sophomore
Emma Osborn. She led the Pioneers in total rebounds, with 299, and her total of 100 assists trailed only Joise Iverson, who finished the season with 175. Schwinghammer also recorded a team-high 10 double-doubles during the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball All-America Teams
All-America selections are made by the NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
|
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POS. |
CLASS |
|
Olivia Hayenga |
Minnesota West |
G |
So. |
|
Macaya Copeland |
Rochester (MN) |
G |
Fr. |
|
Andie Gannon |
Fulton-Montgomery (NY) |
F |
So. |
|
Paris Beard |
Dallas-Richland (TX) |
G |
Fr. |
|
Destiny Piekarski |
MN North-Rainy River |
F |
Fr. |
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
|
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POS. |
CLASS |
|
Tiyana Schwinghammer |
Northland (MN) |
F |
Fr. |
|
Carmela Hayden |
Dallas-Cedar Valley (TX) |
G |
So. |
|
Hattie DeVries |
Minnesota West |
F |
So. |
|
Kalise Evans |
Prince George's (MD) |
G |
Fr. |
|
Aiyana Hamilton |
Nassau (NY) |
G |
Fr. |
THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
|
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POS. |
CLASS |
|
Grace Harris |
Joliet (IL) |
G |
So. |
|
Daysiah Smith |
Monroe-Bronx (NY) |
G |
Fr. |
|
LaKaiya Butcher |
Jefferson (NY) |
G |
Fr. |
|
Germari Harris |
Dallas-Mountain View (TX) |
G |
So. |
|
Leah Pergola |
Hudson Valley (NY) |
G |
Fr. |
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS |
|
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POS. |
CLASS |
|
Kania Day |
Northampton (PA) |
C |
So. |
|
Nysia Ortiz |
CC of Rhode Island |
G |
So. |
|
Deja Thomas |
Dallas-Cedar Valley (TX) |
G |
So. |
|
Alani Pettis |
Anoka-Ramsey (MN) |
F |
So. |
|
Jada James |
Rochester (MN) |
F |
So. |