Fort Hays State University

Traci Keyser earned Athlete of the Week for being named to the Capital One Academic All-District team as a first team selection on the District 6 team. The Capital One Academic-All District Teams, which are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. First-team Academic All-District honorees will now be placed on the Academic All-America ballot.

Keyser is the second-leading scorer for the Lady Tigers, averaging 10.5 points per game, and she is one of three players who have started all 22 games this season. She ranks second in the MIAA in free throw shooting percentage at 87.0% (80-of-92) after leading the conference in 2010-11. She has also set a new single-season FHSU record for free throw percentage in each of her first two years with the program. Keyser has recently moved into the top 10 in various all-time categories at FHSU and she ranks 8th in school history with 89 made three-point field goals.

This is the first Academic All-District selection for Keyser, who is a native of Cambridge, Neb. She holds a 4.0 GPA while majoring in Management and she was one of two Fort Hays State athletes to earn the MIAA Academic Excellence Award for the 2010-11 school year.

Fort Hays State will return to action on Wednesday (Feb. 8) against Truman. Game time is 5:30 p.m at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.

Lance Russell earned Athlete of the Week honors this week for his performance for the Fort Hays State men's basketball program. The redshirt junior guard scored in double figures in both FHSU games this week, averaging 13.5 points per game. The Tigers went 1-1 on the week with a road win over Missouri Western, 62-58, on Monday; however, the Tigers fell on the road at Washburn, 79-67, on Saturday. FHSU is 14-6 on the season, including 8-6 in the MIAA.

Russell, a key reserve this season, scored a team-high in points in both games. In the win over Missouri Western, Russell notched 13 points in 24 minutes. He shot 5-of-7 from the field, including 2-for-3 from 3-point range. Russell pulled in four rebounds in the win as well.

In just 17 minutes against Washburn, Russell totalled 16 points and two rebounds. The Wichita, Kan. native shot 50 percent from the field, shooting 5-of-10. He was 3-of-5 from 3. Russell also had one steal in the game.

On the season, Russell has appeared in all 20 games off the bench. Russell averages 6.9 points and three rebounds per game in just under 19 minutes per game. He is third on the team in field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage at 49.5 percent and 39.2 percent, respectively. Russell has totalled 16 assists, 15 steals and seven blocks this season.

The Tigers return home for two straight games this week. FHSU welcomes Truman to Gross Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday (Feb. 8) at 7:30 p.m. and then on Saturday (Feb. 11), the Tigers play Central Missouri at 4 p.m.