CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team Release

            Wayne State College senior guard Kylie Hammer was named to the 2021-22 Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team announced Thursday morning by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).  Hammer now advances to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot with honorees to be announced in mid-March.
            Hammer, a 5-6 guard from Wayne, maintains a 3.916 grade point average majoring in elementary education.  On the court this season, she is averaging an NSIC-best 20.8 points per game (8th in NCAA Division II) for the Wildcats.  Hammer has scored double figures in 19 of 21 games this season with 12 games over 20 points including two games of more than 30 points. 
            Hammer leads the NSIC in free throws made (119) and free throws attempted (153), ranking eighth nationally in free throws attempted and ninth in free throws made.  She also ranks eighth in the NSIC in field goal percentage (.470) and is 10th in free throw percentage (.778) and tied for 10th in 3-point field goals per game (1.9).
            Hammer has already earned the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic With Distinction Award and is a Edward Jones Presidential Scholar Athlete while also serving the last three years as a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.