Bradley University Athletics

Gabi Haack Named Academic All-District

Women's Basketball 5/6/2021 12:06:00 PM

PEORIA, Ill. – For the first time in over a decade, Bradley Women's Basketball has a CoSIDA Academic All-District V honoree with senior guard Gabi Haack (Elk River, Minn./Elk River) earning first-team distinction according to an announcement by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday.

Haack is the first Academic All-District selection from Bradley Women's Basketball since Renee Frericks and Jenny Van Kirk were both recognized during the 2009-10 season in addition becoming just the fourth Brave to take home first-team all-district honors (Van Kirk in 2009-10, Genny Mueller in 2004-05 & 2003-04, and Sara Bailey in 2001-02).

Haack, who will now appear on the ballot for Academic All-America consideration, is an elementary education major with a 3.79 cumulative grade point average.

The only three-time First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree in Bradley Women's Basketball history, Haack was named MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading the Braves to the first Valley Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.

Haack was one of 30 national candidates for the Senior CLASS Award in 2020-21 and has started a school record 109 consecutive games dating back to her freshman year. She is second in career scoring at Bradley with 1,640 career points, in addition to ranking second in MVC history with 283 career three-pointers and is the only player in MVC history to hit 60 or more three-pointers in four different seasons.

A two-time First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete pick during her career, Haack was a Second-Team Valley Scholar-Athlete as a sophomore and earned the MVC Good Neighbor Award in the winter of 2020. In addition, she was named a NCAA Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete as a junior.

Haack closed the 2020-21 season second in Bradley history in career free throws made and eighth in school history with 716 career rebounds. During her time, the Braves have posted a school record for MVC victories in a four-year stretch in addition to matching the school mark for overall wins (72) in a four-year span.

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.0, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his institution and be nominated by his sports information director.

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#3 Gabi Haack
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Gabi Haack Named Academic All-District

Players Mentioned

#3 Gabi Haack

Players Mentioned

#3 Gabi Haack