HOUGHTON -- Courtesy: MTU
Two Michigan Tech basketball players have earned Capital One Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Mike Hojnacki (Milwaukee, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower) was named the Academic All-District IV College Division First Team and Lucy Dernovsek (Holcombe, Wis./Lake Holcombe) was selected to the Second Team.
Hojnacki leads Tech in scoring at 15.9 points per game and has scored 20-plus points in a game seven times this season. The 6-7 forward ranks sixth in the GLIAC in scoring and is also among the league leaders in rebounding (5.5), field goal percentage (51.9), 3-point percentage (42.7) and free throw percentage (79.7). Hojnacki, a junior in mechanical engineering, owns a 3.65 cumulative grade point average.
Dernovsek leads the No. 8-ranked women’s basketball team in scoring (12.1), rebounding (8.3) and blocks (2.1). The 5-11 forward has helped the Huskies win 15 of their last 16 games with six double-doubles during that span. She is among the top five players in the GLIAC in rebounds, blocks, 3-point percentage (44.8) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6-to-1). Dernovsek is a senior business administration major with a 3.88 cumulative GPA.
The Capital One Academic All-District and All-America teams are nominated and voted on by CoSIDA members across the country. To be eligible for the Academic All-America program, student-athletes must have a 3.30 GPA or higher, must have completed two semesters at their current institution and must not be freshmen or redshirt freshmen (eligibility).
CoSIDA’s College Division District IV encompasses all student-athletes from non-NCAA Division I institutions in the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.
Hojnacki, as a member of the first team, will now be eligible for Academic All-America honors. The 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Basketball Teams will be announced Feb. 22.
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