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By Scott Lacefield Seward County Community College Sports Information Director TEGAN CUNNINGHAM NAMED FIRST TEAM WBCA ALL-AMERICAN March 18, 2008
Cunningham closed her career as one of the best players in Seward County history. During her sophomore season, Cunningham led the Jayhawk West in scoring (21.3 ppg.) and was her team's leading rebounder averaging 7.9 boards per contest. Earlier this month, Cunningham was recognized as the Jayhawk West Conference Most Valuable Player, and as a First Team All-Conference and All-Region VI selection for the second consecutive season. She helped lead the Lady Saints to 59 victories in her two-year junior college career. Cunningham's career also included five NJCAA Player of the Week selections, 68 games where she scored in double figures, 28 career double-doubles, 27 games scoring at least 20 points, five contests recording at least 30 points, and 44 games where she led her team in scoring. The Seward County women's basketball program has now had 21 All-American selections (9 WBCA All-Americans) over the past 10 seasons. Cunningham has now been named to four All-American lists, including a 2007 First Team NJCAA All-American, 2007 WBCA First Team All-American, 2007-2008 NJCAA Pre-Season First Team All-American and 2008 WBCA/State Farm Coaches' Association First Team All-American. Cunningham's recognition is the 21st All-American selection in the Seward County women's basketball program (9 WBCA All-Americans) during the past 10 seasons. The members of the 2008 JC/CC State Farm Coaches' All-America
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LIBERAL,
Kansas- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and State Farm
announced the 2008 Junior College/Community College (JC/CC) State Farm
Coaches' All-America Basketball Team on Monday evening. Seward County
Community College sophomore Tegan Cunningham was named to the WBCA/State
Farm Coaches' All-America First Team. Cunningham was the only player
listed who was a two-time selection on the First Team. Cunningham was
one of the top 10 women's basketball players in the nation chosen by
selection committees in each of the nine WBCA geographical regions. She
becomes only the second player in SCCC history to earned two-straight
First Team WBCA All-American honors, joining current Lady Saints'
assistant coach Kim Ortega-Davis (2001 & 2002).