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Hittner and Rhine Garner CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors

Becca Hittner (Urbandale, Iowa) and Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) of the Drake University women's basketball team have been named to the 2018-19 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 6 First Team, the organization announced Thursday, Feb. 21. The CoSIDA Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.

Hittner, who holds a 3.96 cumulative grade point average in marketing, is leading the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring at 19.8 points per game. Her name is among the MVC leaders in several other statistical categories, including three-point percentage (42.