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Amy Velasco Named to Academic All-America® Team
April 16, 2024 | Women's Basketball
Junior guard becomes first Falcon to earn the honor in 20 years
Bowling Green State University women's basketball standout Amy Velasco has been named an Academic All-American! Velasco, a junior, was named to the 2023-24 Academic All-America® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC). The team was announced on Tuesday afternoon (April 16).
Velasco, who was named to the third team, becomes the first Falcon to earn the honor in 20 years. The complete list of BGSU honorees, as well as the complete 2023-24 NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team, can be found below.
The junior was the only Mid-American Conference student-athlete to earn Academic All-America® Team accolades this season.
Velasco, a native of Centerville, Ohio (Centerville), was one of just two Falcons to start all 31 games in 2023-24, averaging 14.5 points and a team-leading 4.7 assists per game en route to earning All-MAC Second Team honors. In MAC games only, Velasco led the league with 5.3 assists per game, and ranked seventh in the conference in scoring (15.0 ppg). She exploded for a career-high 32 points in a win at Northern Illinois (Feb. 24), and surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career in the Falcons' final regular-season game. She had five or more assists in a game on 16 occasions, and ended January with a three-game stretch in which she averaged 9.0 assists per contest. Velasco now has 1,038 career points, along with 347 career assists. She is tied for ninth in BGSU history in assists, and is seventh on the BGSU list for assists per game (3.44).
Velasco is a physical education and health education major at BGSU, and maintains a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA.
The 2023-24 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, were announced several weeks ago and recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees advanced to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees were chosen through voting by CSC members.
For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.
2023-24 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM -- NCAA DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Georgia Amoore Virginia Tech Sr. 3.56 Sociology
Paige Bueckers Connecticut Jr. 3.50 Human Development & Family Sciences
Caitlin Clark (1)(4) Iowa Sr. 3.64 Marketing
Mackenzie Holmes (1) Indiana Gr. 3.62/3.64 Human Development & Family Studies (U)
Elizabeth Kitley (1) Virginia Tech Gr. 3.90/4.00 Curriculum & Instruction
Ayoka Lee (4)(8) Kansas State Sr. 3.90/3.85 Masters in Couple & Family Counseling
SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Raegan Beers Oregon State So. 3.55 Education
Kaitlyn Chen Princeton Sr. 3.54 Medical Anthropology
Yvonne Ejim Gonzaga Sr. 3.55 Human Physiology
Hannah Jump (2) Stanford Gr. 3.76 Psychology
THIRD TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Frida Formann Colorado Sr. 4.00 Environmental Studies
Shay Holle Texas Sr. 3.54/4.00 Finance
Morgan Maly Creighton Sr. 3.95 Exercise Science
Irene Murua Detroit Mercy Sr. 4.00 Mathematics
Rachael Rose Wofford Jr. 3.86 Psychology
Amy Velasco Bowling Green Jr. 4.00 Physical Education and Health Education
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Caitlin Clark, University of Iowa
(1) = 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
(2) = 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
(4) = 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(8) = 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
BGSU'S ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
Velasco, who was named to the third team, becomes the first Falcon to earn the honor in 20 years. The complete list of BGSU honorees, as well as the complete 2023-24 NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team, can be found below.
The junior was the only Mid-American Conference student-athlete to earn Academic All-America® Team accolades this season.
Velasco, a native of Centerville, Ohio (Centerville), was one of just two Falcons to start all 31 games in 2023-24, averaging 14.5 points and a team-leading 4.7 assists per game en route to earning All-MAC Second Team honors. In MAC games only, Velasco led the league with 5.3 assists per game, and ranked seventh in the conference in scoring (15.0 ppg). She exploded for a career-high 32 points in a win at Northern Illinois (Feb. 24), and surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career in the Falcons' final regular-season game. She had five or more assists in a game on 16 occasions, and ended January with a three-game stretch in which she averaged 9.0 assists per contest. Velasco now has 1,038 career points, along with 347 career assists. She is tied for ninth in BGSU history in assists, and is seventh on the BGSU list for assists per game (3.44).
Velasco is a physical education and health education major at BGSU, and maintains a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA.
The 2023-24 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, were announced several weeks ago and recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees advanced to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees were chosen through voting by CSC members.
For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.
2023-24 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM -- NCAA DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Georgia Amoore Virginia Tech Sr. 3.56 Sociology
Paige Bueckers Connecticut Jr. 3.50 Human Development & Family Sciences
Caitlin Clark (1)(4) Iowa Sr. 3.64 Marketing
Mackenzie Holmes (1) Indiana Gr. 3.62/3.64 Human Development & Family Studies (U)
Elizabeth Kitley (1) Virginia Tech Gr. 3.90/4.00 Curriculum & Instruction
Ayoka Lee (4)(8) Kansas State Sr. 3.90/3.85 Masters in Couple & Family Counseling
SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Raegan Beers Oregon State So. 3.55 Education
Kaitlyn Chen Princeton Sr. 3.54 Medical Anthropology
Yvonne Ejim Gonzaga Sr. 3.55 Human Physiology
Hannah Jump (2) Stanford Gr. 3.76 Psychology
THIRD TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Frida Formann Colorado Sr. 4.00 Environmental Studies
Shay Holle Texas Sr. 3.54/4.00 Finance
Morgan Maly Creighton Sr. 3.95 Exercise Science
Irene Murua Detroit Mercy Sr. 4.00 Mathematics
Rachael Rose Wofford Jr. 3.86 Psychology
Amy Velasco Bowling Green Jr. 4.00 Physical Education and Health Education
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Caitlin Clark, University of Iowa
(1) = 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
(2) = 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
(4) = 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(8) = 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
BGSU'S ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
- Chris Tuttle, 1982-83 (Honorable Mention)
- Stephanie Coe, 1986-87 (First Team)
- Talita Scott, 1992-93 (Third Team)
- Talita Scott, 1993-94 (First Team)
- Jacki Raterman, 1998-99 (Third Team)
- Stefanie Wenzel, 2003-04 (First Team)
- Amy Velasco, 2023-24 (Third Team)
Players Mentioned
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Wednesday, February 26
Erika Porter, Amy Velasco, & Coach Chmiel Postgame Interview (Feb. 22, 2025)
Sunday, February 23