Junior Megan Fogt was named to the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-America Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
She is the first Hillsdale College women’s basketball player to receive this award that only 15 players in all of NCAA Division II receive each year.
“I am honored and grateful,” Fogt said. “It’s a really cool thing to be one of only 15 people in the country.”
Earlier in the year, she was named to the all-district all-academic first team, which made her eligible for the all-American award.
The awards are voted on by the sports information directors from the colleges across Division II, Hillsdale Sports Information Director Brad Monastiere said. Being in the second team means she received between the sixth and tenth most votes of all the districts’ first team players.
“I’m extremely proud of Megan for winning this award,” Monastiere said. “It’s nice to see this kind of recognition on a national level be given to someone who works so hard in the classroom and on the court.”
Fogt is majoring in exercise science and minoring in biology, with a 3.9 cummulative GPA, and achieved a 4.0 in the fall semester of 2013.
“I take it one day at a time and try to do the best I can to stay on top of things,” Fogt said.
She said coming into college she wasn’t the best at time management, but has learned since her freshman year.
Fogt averages 15.8 rebounds per game, the highest in Division II this season. She is second in the GLIAC with 19.9 points per game. She currently has 363 rebounds and 61 blocked shots this season, the second highest in school history.
“I thank God for all the opportunities I’ve been given,” Fogt said. “All the credit goes to Him.”
