Blodgett gets 2nd honor> UM guard picked for Kodak squad

ATLANTA – University of Maine junior guard Cindy Blodgett was named to the 1997 Kodak District 1 All-America Basketball Team Wednesday.

The 5-foot-9 Clinton native is one of 45 Division I finalists nationwide, as chosen by Women’s Basketball Coaches Association member coaches in nine WBCA geographical districts, and is in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak All-America team.

Blodgett, the nation’s leading scorer, is a repeat selection on the District I list, which includes Nykesha Sales and Kara Wolters of Connecticut.

The other two District 1 honorees are Allison Feaster of Harvard and Nadine Malcolm of Providence.

The final selections will be made during the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Cincinnati March 23-24 and be announced in a 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, press conference. Those not chosen will be recognized as Kodak Honorable Mention All-Americans.

Louisiana State University, which Blodgett and the UMaine squad will face in Saturday’s 9:30 p.m. contest in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament, had their own 5-9 guard, senior Elaine Powell, placed on the District 6 team.

KODAK ALL-AMERICA WOMEN’S TEAM

District 1: Cindy Blodgett, University of Maine; Allison Feaster, Harvard; Nadine Malcolm, Providence; Nykesa Sales, Connecticut; Kara Wolters, Connecticut; District 2: Tajama Abraham, George Washington; Katryna Gaither, Notre Dame; Korie Hlede, Duquesne; Beth Morgan, Notre Dame; Dana Wynne, Seton Hall; District 3: Kisha Ford, Georgia Inst. of Tech.; Marion Jones, North Carolina; Clarisse Machanguanga, Old Dominion; Patricia Perucheiro, Old Dominion; Tracy Reid, UNorth Carolina; District 4: Keisha Anderson, Wisconsin; Ashley Berggren, Illinois; Angela Drake, Toledo; Angie Potthoff, Penn State; Jannon Roland, Purdue; District 5: Tamecka Dixon, Kansas; Andria Jones, Kansas State; Kiersten Miller, Drake; Jayme Olson, Iowa State; Erin Scholz, Colorado; District 6: Alisa Burras, Louisiana Tech; Barbara Ferris, Tulane; Elaine Powell, Louisiana State; Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech; Kim Williams, DePaul; District 7: Becky Hammon, Colorado State; Blythe Hommes, Montana State; Greta Koss, Montana; Julie Krommenhoek, Utah; Jodi Wimmer, Weber State; District 8: Adia Barnes, Arizona; Dana Lansing, Portland; Jamie Redd, Washington; Kate Starbird, Stanford; Tina Thompson, Southern California; District 9: Dominique Canty, Alabama; Shalonda Enis, Alabama; La’Keshia Frett, Georgia; Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee; DeLisha Milton, Florida