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DMACC's Katlyn Wood Named ICCAC Scholar Athlete of the Week
February 21, 2011
The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) has named Katlyn Wood of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) its Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 17.
The award comes on the heels of Wood being named the conference’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 11. And she is the third DMACC student-athlete to earn Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors in consecutive weeks. Sophomore Carli Bunning received the award for the week of Feb. 11 and freshman Lacy Stevenson was named the conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 4.
Wood, a sophomore forward on the DMACC women’s basketball team, scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Bears’ 81-46 win over Southwestern Community College (SWCC) on Feb. 9. She followed that performance with 10 points and 13 rebounds in a 56-42 win over North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) on Feb. 12.
Wood, who is from Monroe, leads DMACC in scoring with a 13.6 average. She is shooting 45 percent from the field (145-of-323) and 79 percent from the free throw line (85-of-108). Wood has made 20 of 67 3-point field goal attempts.
Wood is averaging nine rebounds a game and also leads the team in that category. She has grabbed 257 rebounds, including 202 off the defensive glass.
Wood also excels in the classroom where she carries a 3.59 grade point average. She plans to continue her education and athletic career at a four-year university.
DMACC is 20-9 overall and 8-7 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC).
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