Feb. 25, 2000

East Lansing, MI - Michigan State women's basketball player Becky Cummings (Walled Lake) has been named to the GTE Academic All-District IV First Team. Cummings, who carries a 3.43 grade-point average in audiology and speech sciences, will now appear on the ballot for Academic All-America honors.

Cummings is MSU's second leading scorer with a 15.2 points per game average. She is second in the nation in field goal percentage with a .626 average. The junior forward also contributes 7.7 rebounds per game and has eight double-doubles to her credit.

In addition to her academic and athletic accomplishments, Cummings is a volunteer at the humane society and a local retirement home.

The district team is made up of student-athletes from Division I schools in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. To be nominated, student-athletes must be a starter or key reserve and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or higher.

2000 GTE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV BASKETBALL TEAM

First Team

F	Lisa Baswell		Jacksonville State	SR	4.00, Special Education
F	Becky Cummings		Michigan State		JR	3.43, Audiology & Speech Sciences
F	Janet Holt		Tennessee Tech		SO	3.83, Nursing
F	Karin Husbeck		Toledo			SR	3.99, Biology
C	Jennifer Markwood	Toledo			SR	3.91, Music Education
C	Diane Seng		Tennessee Tech		SR	3.84, Marketing
G	Lauren Shenk		Ohio State		SO	3.90, Molecular Genetics

Second Team

F	Laura Baswell		Jacksonville State	SO	3.69, Undecided
C	Collin Carmichael	Tennessee Tech		SR	3.96, Business Management
F	Audra Cook		Cleveland State		SR	3.25, Marketing
G	Angie Farmer		Bowling Green		JR	3.87, Education
G	Tiffany Wait		Kentucky		SR	3.32, Pharmacy