FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman added one more honor to her 2014-15 accomplishments this week, being named to the Women’s Division II Bulletin All-America First Team.

The recognition is the third All-American award for Lehman this season, who was also named a First Team honoree by the Daktronics/Division II Conference Commissioners Association and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The senior finished her career last month as a member of the Tigers’ NCAA Division II Sweet 16 squad that won 30 games for the second time in program history. Lehman is also the only Division II women’s basketball player to earn All-America First Team honors on the court and Academic All-America First Team honors in the classroom.

Joining Lehman on the First Team is Shaunteva Ashley (Augustana), Jada Blackwell (Cal Poly Pomona), Shareta Brown (Wayne State [MI]) and Chontiquah White (West Texas A&M). Brown was named the Division II Bulletin Player of the Year, and joins Lehman as a finalist for the WBCA National Player of the Year award that is announced on April 6.

The Newton, Kan., native finished the season with a near double-double average of 19.3 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Lehman finished the season with over 300 rebounds for the second consecutive season and posted 141 blocks (her second highest career total). She became the first player in NCAA Division II history to record at least 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 blocked shots in her career and finished as the top rebounder and shot blocker in FHSU history. Her 515 career blocks ranks as the highest in MIAA history, second most in NCAA Division II and fourth highest all-time at any level of NCAA (Division I, II or III) play.

Complete Division II Bulletin All-America

Below are the Record Lists that feature Lehman …

FHSU Career Records
1st all-time in Rebounds (1,109)
1st all-time in Blocks (515)
1st all-time in Free Throws Made (523)
1st all-time in Free Throw Attempts (787)
1st all-time in Double-Doubles (55)*
2nd all-time in Scoring (1,917)
2nd all-time in Field Goals Made (697)
Tied 2nd all-time in Scoring Average (15.8)
3rd all-time in Field Goal Percentage (.543)
6th all-time in Field Goal Attempts (1,283)

FHSU Season Records (Highest career total only)
1st in Free Throws Made (167 in 2014-15)
1st in Free Throws Attempts (256 in 2014-15)
1st in Rebounding Average (11.2 in 2013-14)
1st in Blocks (155 in 2013-14)
1st in Double-Doubles (20 in 2013-14)*
2nd in Rebounds (337 in 2014-15)
2nd in Scoring (655 in 2014-15)
Tied 4th in Scoring Average (19.3 in 2014-15)
4th in Field Goals Made (244 in 2014-15)
10th in Field Goal Attempts (422 in 2014-15)

FHSU Game Records (Highest career total only)
1st in Blocks (11, Kansas Wesleyan, 12/16/14)
1st in Free Throws Attempted (20, vs Central Missouri, 3/7/15)
Tied 8th in Field Goals Made (14, Missouri Southern, 1/3/15)
Tied 8th in Free Throws Made (12, last vs Central Missouri, 3/7/15)
Tied 10th in Rebounds (17, last vs Northeastern State, 2/28/14)

Unofficial MIAA Records (as of April 2, 2015)
1st all-time in Career Free-Throw Attempts (787)
1st all-time in Career Blocks (515)
1st in Single-Season Blocks (155 in 2013-14)
Tied for 1st in Single-Game Blocked Shots (11, Kansas Wesleyan, 12/16/14)

Unofficial NCAA Division II Records (as of April 2, 2015)
2nd all-time in Career Blocks (515)
Tied for 3rd all-time in Career Triple Doubles (Three)
Tied for 4th in Season Triple Doubles (Two)
Tied for 5th in Season Blocks Average (5.3 in 2013-14)
6th all-time in Career Double-Doubles (55)
7th in Single-Season Blocks (155 in 2013-14)
Tied for 17th all-time in Consecutive Double-Doubles (Nine in 2013-14)
Tied for 18th all-time in Single-Season Double-Doubles (20 in 2013-14)
Only Player in NCAA Division II history to record at least 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 blocked shots

* NCAA Division II Era Only