Northwest Notes Feb. 9, 2022

WSU's Leger-Walker named a top-10 finalist for Ann Meyers Drysdale Award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Washington State sophomore Charlisse Leger-Walker has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2022 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced.

The award recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. Leger-Walker made the cut to the top-10 and will await to see if she becomes one of the five finalists for the honor with the final list coming out in early March.

Leger-Walker is leading the Pac-12 Conference in points scored (361) and field goals made (130). Both marks also rank inside the top-75 nationally in each category, as Leger-Walker has scored the 67th-most points in the country this season, while she has made the 74th-most shots from the field.

LC State adds Johnson to cross country roster

LEWISTON — LC State cross country announced the signing of Haileyann Johnson of Timberlake High to a letter of intent. Johnson will join the Warriors in the fall.

Johnson placed second at state twice and holds a career-best 5k time of 20:41. On the track she has raced personal best times of 12:48 in the 3200m and 6:00 in the 1600m. She earned all-conference honors all four years for cross country and twice for track. Johnson also competes for Timberlake’s basketball team.

“Looking forward to adding Haileyann to our family,” LC State head coach Mike Collins said. “She comes from a program with great history, and we have had a number of runners over the years that have run for us that came from that school. All have done very well and there is no doubt that she will do the same. She has a great attitude and work ethic and she will use that to make herself and the team better.”