Steiner, Central Washington Lead Softball All-Academic Team
Friday, April 22, 2016 PORTLAND, Ore. – Central Washington is leading the way both on the softball diamond and in the classroom as their nine selections lead the 2016 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Softball All-Academic Team.
The Wildcats’ nine includes five repeat selections. The group is led by sophomore Laura Steiner, who boasts the highest cumulative grade point average among the 41 honorees with a 3.93. Her major is undecided. The Wildcats, picked to finish fifth in the GNAC coaches’ preseason poll, enter the weekend leading the league with a 16-8 conference record, 32-11 overall.
Saint Martin’s, who is battling with Central Washington for the GNAC regular season championship this weekend, also had nine selections to the All-Academic Team with three repeat selections. Sophomore Lindsay Miller leads the Saints with a 3.84 grade point average as an accounting major. The Saints enter the weekend with a 15-9 GNAC mark. 32-15 overall. Concordia and Montana State Billings each had seven selections to the team.
Steiner and Miller top a list of five selections with a 3.80 grade point average or better. Joining the duo are Concordia’s Meghan Luebbert and Tori Muir and Northwest Nazarene’s Abigail Watkins.
The All-Academic Team includes 12 repeat selections and four three-time selections: Central Washington’s Michaela Hazlett and Alex Olague; Montana State Billings’ Cori Gammon and Saint Martin’s Allie Lovitt. This year’s two-time selections include Central Washington’s Kailyn Campbell, Taylor Ferleman and Haley Fritz; Saint Martin’s Jackie Schmaeling and Alyssa Slate and Western Washington’s Shayna Adelstein, Lynsey Amundson and Kali Patterson.
To earn selection to the GNAC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must have a 3.20 cumulative grade point average or better, be of sophomore standing or better and be in their second season of competition.
2016 GNAC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
CENTRAL WASHINGTON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
* Kailyn Campbell |
Psychology |
Jr. |
3.34 |
Duvall, Wash. |
Brielle Copodonna |
Sociology |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Issaquah, Wash. |
* Taylor Ferleman |
Public Relations |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Bellevue, Wash. |
* Haley Fritz |
Business Administration |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Marysville, Wash. |
Andrea Hamada |
Math/Science |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Walla Walla, Wash. |
*+ Michaela Hazlett |
Nutrition |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Purcell, Okla. |
*+ Alexa Olague |
Public Relations |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Tacoma, Wash. |
Laura Steiner |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.94 |
Selah, Wash. |
Austin Wilkerson |
Physical Education |
Sr. |
3.26 |
Ferndale, Wash. |
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CONCORDIA |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Mattie Boucher |
Business Administration |
So. |
3.75 |
Chehalis, Wash. |
Destinee Chang |
Business Administration |
Sr. |
3.30 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Traci Crollard |
Exercise & Sports Science |
So. |
3.31 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
Meghan Luebbert |
Nursing |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Sandy, Ore. |
Jamie Martin |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Portland, Ore. |
Tori Muir |
Biology (Pre-Med) |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Portland, Ore. |
Lauren Warner |
Business Administration |
So. |
3.23 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
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MONTANA STATE BILLINGS |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Amanda Barham |
Business Administration: Marketing |
So. |
3.47 |
Sparks, Nev. |
*+ Cori Gammon |
Business Administration: Management |
Sr. |
3.24 |
Sparks, Nev. |
Myrissa Prince |
Health & Human Performance |
So. |
3.46 |
Sparks, Nev. |
Jordyn Roark |
Elementary Education |
So. |
3.55 |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
Haley Rowe |
Human Services |
Sr. |
3.44 |
Billings, Mont. |
Katlyn Stringari |
History |
So. |
3.42 |
Shepherd, Mont. |
Alyssa Yaeger |
Business Administration: Accounting |
So. |
3.53 |
Lewiston, Mont. |
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NORTHWEST NAZARENE |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Lily Paschal |
Psychology: Scientist/Practitioner |
So. |
3.38 |
Lake Stevens, Wash. |
Lisa Sylvester |
Recreation Sports Management |
So. |
3.40 |
Bend, Ore. |
Abigail Watkins |
Recreation Sports Management |
So. |
3.82 |
Yakima, Wash. |
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SAINT MARTIN’S |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
*+ Allie Lovitt |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Reno, Nev. |
Lindsay Miller |
Accounting |
So. |
3.84 |
Damascus, Ore. |
Megan Miller |
Business |
Sr. |
3.25 |
Everett, Wash. |
Paige Miller |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.66 |
Everett, Wash. |
Kim Nelson |
Business |
So. |
3.55 |
Fremont, Calif. |
Claire Palmiter |
Mechanical Engineering |
So. |
3.34 |
Gresham, Ore. |
* Jackie Schmaeling |
History |
Jr. |
3.76 |
El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
* Alyssa Slate |
Psychology |
Jr. |
3.60 |
Antioch, Calif. |
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SIMON FRASER |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Rachel Proctor |
Health Sciences |
Sr. |
3.23 |
Surrey, B.C. |
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WESTERN OREGON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Ashlee Lynch |
Biology |
Sr. |
3.27 |
Corona, Calif. |
Ku’ulei Siolo |
Business |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Aberdeen, Wash. |
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WESTERN WASHINGTON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
* Shayna Adelstein |
Human Services |
Jr. |
3.26 |
Tucson, Ariz. |
* Lynsey Amundson |
Public Relations |
Jr. |
3.27 |
Arlington, Wash. |
Emily Benson |
Psychology |
So. |
3.24 |
West Richland, Wash. |
* Kali Patterson |
Kinesiology |
Jr. |
3.26 |
Bonney Lake, Wash. |
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* - 2014-15 All-Academic Selection + - 2013-14 All-Academic Selection |
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Monday, April 25, 2016
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Saturday, April 23, 2016
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Friday, April 22, 2016
Steiner, Central Washington Lead Softball All-Academic Team
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Friday, April 22, 2016
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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