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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Fort Lewis College women's basketball players Abby Jackson and Mary Rose Paiz were named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic first team and four of their teammates also received RMAC All-Academic accolades, Assistant Commissioner Eric Danner announced today.

Dana Schreibvogel earned second team honors. Three players — Stephanie Beeman, Alex Easterbrook and Jenna Santistevan — earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll distinction.

“We take great pride in our work in the classroom and these student-athletes are very deserving of the honor for all their dedication to academics,” said sixth-year FLC women's basketball head coach Mark Kellogg. “Abby, Mary Rose, Dana, Stephanie, Jenna and Alex have been able to truly balance the role of student-athlete.”

The Skyhawk coach said his team's cumulative grade point average during the fall term was 3.64. His team was the only school with two players on the All-Academic first team.

Jackson, a 5-foot-4 guard from Memorial High School in Tulsa, Okla., carries a 3.66 grade point average in Business Administration-Marketing. She received academic recognition for the third year in a row. She previously earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll distinction during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. She was also a D2 Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement Award recipient each of those two years.

The lone senior on the Skyhawk roster, Jackson was a Preseason All-RMAC selection this fall, a second team All-RMAC pick a year ago and an Honorable Mention All-RMAC choice in 2008-09.

Jackson ranks among league leaders in three-point percentage (second, .446), assist-to-turnover ratio (second, +2.1 per game), assists (third, 4.0 per game), three-point field goals made (third, 2.3 per game), steals (sixth, 2.1 per game) and scoring (25th, 10.6 points per game).

During Jackson's four-year career, she's been part of more victories (114) than any other player in school history. The Skyhawks sport a gaudy .899 winning percentage (114-13) during her tenure as a Skyhawk shooting and point guard. She also ranks among FLC career leaders in assists (second, 345), three-point field goals (second, 200), steals (13th, 146) and scoring (19th, 842 points).

Paiz, a 5-foot-11 guard/forward from St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque, N.M., maintains a 3.77 GPA in Mathematics-Secondary Ed Math option. She earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll and D2 Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement awards last season.

Paiz ranks among RMAC leaders in rebounding (eighth, 7.5 per game), offensive rebounds (ninth, 2.5 per game), defensive rebounds (tenth, 5.1 per game), steals (tenth, 1.9 per game) and scoring (23rd, 10.9 per game).

Schreibvogel, a six-foot junior forward from Weld Central High School in Keenesburg, carries a 3.30 GPA in Exercise Science-Exercise Specialist option. She is a five-time RMAC Player of the Week thus far in 2010-11 and earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll and D2 Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement awards a year ago.

Schreibvogel leads the RMAC in scoring (17.9 points per game) and field goal shooting (.594). She also ranks among league leaders in defensive rebounds (6.1 per game), steals (seventh, 2.0 per game), rebounding (tenth, 7.4 per game) and free throw shooting (11th, .783).

Beeman, a 5-foot-11 junior guard from Highland High School in Gold Canyon, Ariz., carries a 3.56 GPA in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting. She previously earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll accolades a year ago.

Easterbrook, a 5-foot-6 sophomore guard from Cactus Shadows High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., maintains a 4.00 GPA in Psychology.

Santistevan, a 6-foot junior center from Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, has a 3.72 GPA in Business Administration-Tourism & Hospitality Management. She earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll and D2 Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement awards a year ago.

Santistevan ranks sixth in the RMAC in blocked shots (0.9 per game) in 2010-11 and 16th in FLC history in blocks with 34 during her three-year career.

To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. RMAC sports information directors selected first and second teams.