University of Richmond Athletics
Klimkiewicz Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
05/06/2021 | Women's Basketball
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's basketball junior Kate Klimkiewicz (Oakton, Va.) was selected to the 2020-21 Academic All-District 3 Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday.
Klimkiewicz is now a candidate for Academic All-America.
Klimkiewicz earns her first Academic All-District selection after leading the Spiders in scoring this past season at 14.3 points per game and led the Atlantic 10 with 49 three-pointers made. Klimkiewicz was a A-10 All-Conference Second Team honoree and was named to the VaSID All-State Second Team. Klimkiewicz scored in double-figures 19 out of 22 games. She scored a career-high 25 points against Gardner-Webb and finished with 23 points twice against A-10 opponents Saint Joseph's and UMass. In the contest against UMass, she hit a career-high six three-pointers.
Not only was she a scoring threat but was second on the team in rebounding at 6.9 rebounds per game. The Oakton, Va. native posted three double-doubles this year against George Washington (14 points, 14 rebounds), Saint Joseph's (23 points, 13 rebounds) and GW (15 points, 11 rebounds) again in the A-10 Championship second round. Her 14 rebounds against GW was a career-high. Klimkiewicz also led the team with 43 steals, including eight in the A-10 Championship quarterfinal against Saint Louis. She led the team with 19 points in a one-point overtime loss against Saint Louis to finish the season.
The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. The cumulative grade-point average may NOT be rounded up to 3.30.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in late May.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
For all the latest information on the team, follow SpiderWBBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 3 (NC, TN, VA)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Conley Chinn Belmont University Sr. 4.00 Psychology (Pre-Med)
Elissa Cunane North Carolina State University Jr. 3.34 Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology
Lainey Gosnell Appalachian State Gr. 4.00/4.00 Psychology
Kate Klimkiewicz University of Richmond Jr. Accounting
Lauren LaPlant Western Carolina University Gr. 3.91/4.00 Health Science
Katie Turner Davidson College Sr. 3.77 Economics
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Klimkiewicz is now a candidate for Academic All-America.
Klimkiewicz earns her first Academic All-District selection after leading the Spiders in scoring this past season at 14.3 points per game and led the Atlantic 10 with 49 three-pointers made. Klimkiewicz was a A-10 All-Conference Second Team honoree and was named to the VaSID All-State Second Team. Klimkiewicz scored in double-figures 19 out of 22 games. She scored a career-high 25 points against Gardner-Webb and finished with 23 points twice against A-10 opponents Saint Joseph's and UMass. In the contest against UMass, she hit a career-high six three-pointers.
Not only was she a scoring threat but was second on the team in rebounding at 6.9 rebounds per game. The Oakton, Va. native posted three double-doubles this year against George Washington (14 points, 14 rebounds), Saint Joseph's (23 points, 13 rebounds) and GW (15 points, 11 rebounds) again in the A-10 Championship second round. Her 14 rebounds against GW was a career-high. Klimkiewicz also led the team with 43 steals, including eight in the A-10 Championship quarterfinal against Saint Louis. She led the team with 19 points in a one-point overtime loss against Saint Louis to finish the season.
The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. The cumulative grade-point average may NOT be rounded up to 3.30.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in late May.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
For all the latest information on the team, follow SpiderWBBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 3 (NC, TN, VA)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Conley Chinn Belmont University Sr. 4.00 Psychology (Pre-Med)
Elissa Cunane North Carolina State University Jr. 3.34 Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology
Lainey Gosnell Appalachian State Gr. 4.00/4.00 Psychology
Kate Klimkiewicz University of Richmond Jr. Accounting
Lauren LaPlant Western Carolina University Gr. 3.91/4.00 Health Science
Katie Turner Davidson College Sr. 3.77 Economics
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