Women's Basketball Player Amber Wirth Named To Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team

4/12/06 -- Senior women's basketball player Amber Wirth (Hastings, Minn.) was recently named to the Fourth Annual Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team.

Wirth led the Blackbirds in scoring with 12.7 points per contest. She also lead the Northeast Conference with 3.07 three-point field goals made per game, and finished the season ranked fourth in the country in that category.

A media arts major with a minor in journalism, Wirth earned a 3.80 grade-point average during the Fall 2005 semester and has a 3.79 cumulative GPA.

Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees was required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials.

He/she must have reached sophomore athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution. He/she must also have participated in 50 percent of the games played at his/her designated position.

Now in its fifth year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association’s mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 90 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs.

The Association is administered by NACDA, now in its 41st year, is the professional and educational association for more than 6,100 college athletics administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 2,000 athletics administrators annually attend the NACDA Convention.

Women’s Scholar-Athlete Team

Name Institution Year GPA Major
Stephanie Hawk - Gonzaga - Jr - 3.58 - Business
Megan Liffick - Evansville - Sr - 3.31 - Exercise Science
Amber Renee Mason - Longwood - Sr - 3.71 - Criminology/Criminal Justice
Sarah McIlwraith - St. Louis - Jr - 3.93 - Early Childhood Education
Brooke Meyer - Denver - So - 3.90 - Finance/Real Estate
Iva Milevoj - Winthrop - Sr - 3.87 - Marketing
Allie Quigley - DePaul - So - 3.83 - Physical Education
Faith Schutte - St. Joseph's - Sr - 3.86 - English
Michaela Vezenkova - UNC Wilmington Jr - 4.0 - Political Science
Amber Wirth - Long Island - Sr - 3.79 - Media Arts

Honorable Mention: Whitney Cave, Siena; Caitie Goddard, Detroit Mercy; Stacey Gooden, Texas Pan American; Carolyn Kieger, Marquette; and Rachael Vanerwal, Boston University.