Sophomore forward
Brooke Olson joined an elite group of University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball players on Monday. She was named one of 10 All-Americans by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Olson is just the fifth Bulldog to attain All-America status since 1988, joining former players Jheri Booker, Lindsey Dietz, Dina Kangas and Stacy Nelson.
Prior to obtaining the national recognition, Olson nabbed the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year honor as well as the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Player of the Year in the Central Region. She was able to snag both awards by dropping in 17.2 points a night (fourth in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, 70th in DII) in 27.6 minutes, the only player on the Bulldogs to snag double digits on the team. On top of leading the team in scoring, she has been able to lead the way in terms of boards as well, grabbing 6.4 per game (15th in the NSIC). She's played in 883 minutes over the season and has shot 51.9% (second in the NSIC, 62nd in DII) on the year. Olson has shot 42.2% from beyond the arc and made 73.9% of free throws. She's dished 54 assists on the year and stolen 24 balls with six blocks to go along with it.
Her remarkable season led the Bulldogs to a NSIC Regular Season Championship. UMD finished the year 26-6 as runner up of the NSIC Sanford Health Tournament. It would go undefeated at home. The Bulldogs gained the No. 2 seeding in the NCAA Central Region Tournament, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Here are the 2020 WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches' All-Americans:
| Name |
School |
| Michaela Barnes |
Edinboro University |
| Maddi Chitsey |
Lubbock Christian University |
| Hailey Diestelkamp |
Drury University |
| Morgan Fleming |
University of Central Missouri |
| Jodi Johnson |
Ashland University |
| Julia Macabuhay |
University of California–San Diego |
| Alexy Mollenhauer |
Anderson University (SC) |
| Brooke Olson |
University of Minnesota–Duluth |
| Shannon Ryan |
Saint Anselm College |
| Jada Smith |
Union University |
Here are the student-athletes who received 2020 WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches' All-America honorable mention:
| Name |
School |
| Seina Adachi |
Notre Dame College of Ohio |
| Cassie Askvig |
University of Mary |
| Soteria Banks |
St. Mary's University |
| Mary Barton |
Maryville University– St. Louis |
| Daejah Bernard |
Drury University |
| Abby Bertram |
Lee University |
| Deijah Blanks |
St. Edward's University |
| Cassidy Boensch |
Grand Valley State University |
| Tabitha Dailey |
Lander University |
| Leonie Edringer |
Adelphi University |
| Zyaire Ewing |
Delta State University |
| Yazmeen Goo |
University of Alaska–Anchorage |
| Kaely Hummel |
University of Sioux Falls |
| Tyra James |
Urbana University |
| Julia Jenike |
Florida Southern College |
| Ariel Jones |
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania |
| Kayla Marosites |
Carson-Newman University |
| Kwanza Murray |
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania |
| Jerusha Paine |
Dominican University (CA) |
| Quantesha Patterson |
Delta State University |
| Shanika Peterkin |
Barton College |
| Kayla Raymond |
Stonehill College |
| McKayla Roberts |
Le Moyne College |
| Anna Schwecke |
Western Washington University |
| Megan Skaggs |
University of Central Missouri |
| Julianne Sutton |
University of North Georgia |
| Alexia Thrower |
Humboldt State University |
| Daniella Turner |
Colorado Mesa University |
| Chania Wright |
Texas A&M University–Commerce |
| Irisa Ye |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
