St John Fisher College senior Allison Boehm (Sacred Heart/Cheektowaga) has been selected as an ESPN The Magazine District 1 First Team Academic All-American.

 

Boehm, a Management major with a concentration in Human Resources, holds a 3.38 grade point average, and will advance for selection to the national Academic All-America team beginning Tuesday, February 12.

 

The 5-11 guard/forward has paced the Cardinals to an 11-9 overall record this season, and leads her team, and the Empire 8 Conference in scoring (18.8 ppg), and rebounding (9.7 rpg).  She also ranks second in the Conference with a 38.8% 3-point shooting percentage (38-of-98).

 

Boehm has tallied nine double-doubles in 20 starts for Fisher this season, including career-highs in points (30 vs. Nazareth College 1/15/08) and assists (10 vs. Hartwick College 1/25/08) in two wins for the Cardinals.

 

With 958 career points, Boehm currently ranks 22nd on Fisher’s All-Time scoring list, and is on pace to become the 19th player in the 34-year history of the program to break the 1,000-point barrier.