 LOCAL SPORTS
The 5-10 Petri, who transferred to CSC this year from Nebraska-Kearney led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in scoring, assists, and assist-to-scoring ratio while ranking 5th in rebounding and in the top 10 in nearly all statistical categories. The NCAA Division-2 Central Region is made up of just 2 leagues...the RMAC and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Nine schools were represented on the 1st and 2nd Daktronics regional teams, with Fort Lewis the only one with 2...RMAC Player of the Year Allison Rosel and Defensive Player of the Year Katie Mackey. The RMAC claimed 3 of the 5 selections on both the Datronics 1st and 2nd teams, but the Regional Player of the Year was from the Northern Sun...Minnesota-Duluth forward Jheri Booker. Booker, a transfer from D-1 Tennessee State averaged 20.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game and was named the Northern Sun offensive and defensive player of the year. For the men, Mike Dominguez of Mesa State is the Daktronics All-Central Region Player of the Year. The 6-3 senior guard was also the RMAC Player of the Year after averaging 21 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists a game on 53.5% including 47.2% from 3-point range. Minnesota State-Mankato...the top seed in the region and host of the NCAA regional tournament this week...is the only school with 2 players selected, one on each of the 2 men's teams. The Daktronics All-Central Region team was voted upon by sports information directors throughout the Central Region. Each of the 5 men's and women's first-team all-region selections will now be listed on the Daktronics Division II All-American ballot, with the announcement of those All-American teams expected Tuesday, March 23.
Daktronics Women's All-Central Region First Team Ashley Arlen, F, Wayne State (Neb.) Allison Rosel, C, Fort Lewis (Colo.) Kaitlin Petri, G, Chadron State (Neb.) Rachel Espinoza, G, Colorado State-Pueblo Daktronics Women's All-Central Region Second Team Katie Mackey, G, Fort Lewis (Colo.) Alison Nash-Gerlach, F, Minnesota State-Moorhead Vera Jo Bustos, G, Adams State (Colo.) Abby Rosenthal, F, Colorado Christian Daktronics Men's All-Central Region 1st Team Mike Dominguez, Mesa State*** G 6-3 Sr. Santa Fe, N.M. Matt Schneck, St. Cloud State C 6-8 Sr. Whitefish Bay, Wis. Roman Andrade, New Mexico Highlands G 6-2 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. DeAndre Lansdowne, Fort Lewis G 6-2 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Travis Nelson, Minnesota State, Mankato C 6-11 Sr. Marion, Iowa Daktronics Men's 2nd Team Jefferson Mason, Minnesota State, Mankato G 6-6 Jr. Crystal, Minn. David Johnson, Winona State G 6-2 Sr. Hayfield, Minn. Anthony Moody, University of Mary G 6-0 Jr. Appleton, Wis. Donte Nicholas, Metro State G 6-5 Jr. Washington, D.C. Justin Neuhaus, Colorado Christian F 6-11 Sr. San Marcos, Texas © Copyright by Double Q Country Radio |