Tracy Paustian

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Davenport West
Hometown:
Walcot, Iowa

Awards & Honors

Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Cyclone Classic All-Tournament Team (2003)

ISU All-Around Academic Achievement Award (2004, 2005)

Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (every semester)

ISU Scholar-Athlete (2002, 2003)

Senior (2004-05)
Saw action in 29 games ... scored eight points, pulled in two rebounds and had an assist in a NCAA tournament loss to Utah ... started at home against Kansas ... scored eight points in nine minutes of play on 3-of-5 shooting against Oklahoma State ... tallied three points, three rebounds, and recorded a steal against Missouri ... scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting, dished three assists, and grabbed two rebounds against Murray State ... brought down five rebounds against Drake ... recorded eight points, eight rebounds, and two assists against IPFW ... netted seven points against Northern Colorado ... hauled in five rebounds vs. Cleveland State.

Junior (2003-04)

Started six games ... had nine points, hitting 3-of-4 treys, at Oklahoma State ... had five points, three assists, one block and one steal in her first conference start at Texas A&M ... posted back-to-back games with 10 rebounds each in the Cyclone Classic ... 12 of her 20 boards were offensive ... also recorded three blocks and four steals in the tournament ... had three rebounds, two points, two assists and one steal in 10 minutes of action vs. No. 15 Oklahoma ... pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds at Cleveland State, adding nine points ... had nine points and eight rebounds off the bench vs. Indiana.

Sophomore (2002-03)

Averaged 8.1 minutes in 22 games ... matched her career high with 15 points against High Point, sinking two treys and all three free throws ... dished out three assists and had four rebounds against the UNI Panthers ... swatted two shots against Detroit Mercy and at Iowa.

Freshman (2001-02)

Appeared in all three Big 12 Tournament games ... started 15 games, playing 29 minutes in her first collegiate start against Iowa ... averaged 18.4 minutes of action ... was considering a redshirt season before Erica Junod’s knee injury ... tallied nine points and six assists vs. Colorado (Feb. 9) ... had a pair of treys against Oklahoma, playing 34 minutes with six points, five assists and a pair of rebounds and steals ... matched her career best with 15 points at Kansas (Feb. 6), while collecting a career-high nine rebounds ... tallied five points, six assists and two blocks with no turnovers in 37 minutes at No. 9 Kansas State (Feb. 2) ... had a career game against UNI, sinking 5-of-7 treys for 15 points in 14 minutes ... drained 3-of-6 treys against Mississippi State for nine points, adding three assists and one steal in 18 minutes ... had eight points and six assists vs. Iowa.

High School

Three-year starter ... named to the all-state first team twice ... two-time all-district and all-Quad City metro team selection ... earned first-team all-conference honors three times ... led her team to two consecutive Mississippi Athletic Conference titles and a combined 41-7 record as a junior and senior ... averaged 22.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 2.8 spg and 1.4 bpg as a senior ... posted 22.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.6 apg, 2.8 spg and 1.2 bpg as a junior ... owns school records for scoring in a game (35), season (583) and career (1,417) ... also owns school marks for season (119) and career (311) assists ... coached by Gary Honson ... first-team all-conference selection in soccer as a senior ... second-team all-league pick in volleyball as a junior.

Personal

Lefty ... elementary education major ... full name is Tracy Jean Paustian ... born July 1, 1983, in Davenport, Iowa ... parents are Marcia and Kent Paustian ... has twin brothers (Matt, Mike) and one sister (Terri) ... Matt and Mike are ISU graduates ... member of ISU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... member of Vortex, a student-athlete leadership group at ISU ... National Honor Society ... member of highschool chapter of SADD, Spanish club and science club ... earned a $500 academic scholarship ... member of the freshmen honors program at ISU.