On Field & In Classroom, Smith Leads Softball All-Academic
Monday, April 29, 2019 PORTLAND, Ore. – As part of the first Concordia class to play all four years as an NCAA Division II member, Mckenzie Smith has excelled at a high level in both the classroom and on the softball diamond.
The senior, who has seen starting time at pitcher, first base and as a designated player, is one of 13 three-time selections to the 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Softball All-Academic Team.
Smith, who has a 3.87 cumulative grade point average as a business major, is among the Cavaliers’ leaders both in the circle and at the plate. She leads Concordia with a .319 batting average and is among the GNAC leaders with a 14-8 record and a 3.53 earned run average as a pitcher.
Smith is one of 22 student-athletes that are repeat selections to the Softball All-Academic Team. Joining her as a three-time selection is Central Washington seniors Kayla Ellis and Rachael Johnson, Concordia senior Courtney Somers, Northwest Nazarene seniors Lauren Bassett, Cassidy Fifield, Shelbie Martinez and Kylie Orr; Saint Martin’s seniors Lauren Diuco and Sabrina Hicks; and Western Oregon seniors Haley Fabian, Jenna Kelly and Ryanne Whitaker.
Leading the Softball All-Academic Team in terms of GPA is Western Oregon sophomore Allyson Drury, who has a 4.00 GPA as a biology major. She is one of seven honorees with a 3.8 GPA or better.
Central Washington led all schools with 13 selections to the Softball All-Academic Team. Western Oregon had 10 honorees.
Selections to the GNAC All-Academic Teams must be of sophomore standing or greater, have a 3.20 cumulative grade point average or better and be in their second season of competition at the nominating institution.
2019 GNAC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
CENTRAL WASHINGTON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Alycia Bannan |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.89 |
Orting, Wash. |
Sydney Brown |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.83 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
Alee Cruz |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.20 |
Selah, Wash. |
*+ Kayla Ellis |
Liberal Arts & Science |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Mill Creek, Wash. |
*+ Rachael Johnson |
Family & Consumer Science |
Sr. |
3.50 |
Spokane, Wash. |
Katie Kastning |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.44 |
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho |
* Paige Liikala |
Health Professions |
Jr. |
3.24 |
West Richland, Wash. |
Theresa Moyle |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.68 |
Weiser, Idaho |
Julia Reuble |
Psychology |
Jr. |
3.27 |
Edmonds, Wash. |
* Kayla Smith |
Education |
Sr. |
3.42 |
Buckley, Wash. |
Lexie Strasser |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.38 |
Chehalis, Wash. |
Taylor Williams |
Psychology |
Jr. |
3.25 |
Brea, Calif. |
Maddy Zerr |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.75 |
Selah, Wash. |
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CONCORDIA |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Macy Besuyen |
Business |
So. |
3.36 |
Hillsboro, Ore. |
Elena Cook |
Biology |
Jr. |
3.76 |
Boise, Idaho |
Kayla Lagerquist |
Biology |
So. |
3.29 |
Washougal, Wash. |
Tori O’Neill |
Social Work |
Sr. |
3.46 |
Camas, Wash. |
Mariah Peterson |
Business |
Jr. |
3.27 |
Des Moines, Wash. |
Tenli Petty |
Biology |
Sr. |
3.29 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
*+ Mckenzie Smith |
Business |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Victoria, B.C. |
*+ Courtney Somers |
Biology |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Victoria, B.C. |
Marisa Stockton |
Business |
So. |
3.68 |
Stockton, Calif. |
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MONTANA STATE BILLINGS |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Georgiabelle Benning |
Health & Human Performance: Human Performance |
So. |
3.66 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
Kelsee Bushell |
Business Administration: Marketing |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Plain City, Utah |
Shayla Felix |
Business Administration: Marketing |
Sr. |
3.48 |
Bloomfield, N.M. |
Brittanee Fisher |
Health & Human Performance: Teaching |
So. |
3.77 |
Billings, Mont. |
Allie Hughes |
Health & Human Performance: Human Performance |
So. |
3.52 |
Sparks, Nev. |
* Maddy Lincoln |
Elementary Education |
Jr. |
3.46 |
Olympia, Wash. |
Sydney Norwood |
Health & Human Performance: Human Performance |
So. |
3.33 |
Billings, Mont. |
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NORTHWEST NAZARENE |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
*+ Lauren Bassett |
Elementary Education |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Nampa, Idaho |
*+ Cassidy Fifield |
Chemistry |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Lake Stevens, Wash. |
Ivy Hommel |
Secondary Education |
So. |
3.69 |
Boise, Idaho |
Emma Longoria |
Elementary Education |
So. |
3.51 |
Caldwell, Idaho |
*+ Shelbie Martinez |
Social Work |
Sr. |
3.47 |
Meridian, Idaho |
*+ Kylie Orr |
Secondary Education: Kinesiology |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Meridian, Idaho |
Lyndzie Parker |
Marketing |
Sr. |
3.38 |
Kuna, Idaho |
Anna Williams |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.49 |
Filer, Idaho |
* Rae Young |
Criminal Justice |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Wilton, Calif. |
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SAINT MARTIN’S |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
*+ Lauren Diuco |
Business Administration |
Sr. |
3.34 |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
*+ Sabrina Hicks |
Business Administration |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Elk Grove, Calif. |
Julia Lucas |
Criminology & Criminal Justice |
So. |
3.74 |
San Jose, Calif. |
* Lauren Maley |
Sociology/Cultural Anthropology |
Sr. |
3.41 |
Ferndale, Wash. |
Emery Norwood |
Civil Engineering |
So. |
3.59 |
Tacoma, Wash. |
* Jessica O’Toole |
Educational Studies |
Jr. |
3.75 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
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SIMON FRASER |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Kate Fergusson |
Health Sciences |
So. |
3.28 |
Vancouver, B.C. |
+ Samantha Ruffett |
Business Administration |
Sr. |
3.49 |
Brampton, Ont. |
* Amanda Janes |
Health Sciences |
Jr. |
3.56 |
Brampton, Ont. |
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WESTERN OREGON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Ayanna Arceneaux |
Political Science |
So. |
3.32 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
Chandler Bishop |
Community Health Education |
Jr. |
3.22 |
Arlington, Ore. |
Sydney Bowers |
Community Health Education |
So. |
3.39 |
Eugene, Ore. |
Kennedy Coy |
School Health Education |
Jr. |
3.23 |
Gladstone, Ore. |
Tyler Creach |
Business |
So. |
3.59 |
Bend, Ore. |
Allyson Drury |
Biology |
So. |
4.00 |
Dairyville, Calif. |
*+ Haley Fabian |
Business |
Sr. |
3.73 |
East Wenatchee, Wash. |
*+ Jenna Kelly |
Business |
Sr. |
3.49 |
Beaverton, Ore. |
Maddie McClelland |
Exercise Science |
So. |
3.40 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
*+ Ryanne Whitaker |
Social Science |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Monmouth, Ore. |
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WESTERN WASHINGTON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
# Emily Benson |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.30 |
West Richland, Wash. |
Kira Doan |
Biology |
So. |
3.51 |
Brier, Wash. |
Erica Hardy |
Business Administration |
So. |
3.45 |
Henderson, Nev. |
* Kylisa Hull |
Mathematics |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Redmond, Wash. |
Lauren Lo |
Accounting |
So. |
3.73 |
Issaquah, Wash. |
Mackenzie Palmer |
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management |
So. |
3.83 |
Federal Way, Wash. |
Makinlee Sellevold |
Physical Education |
Sr. |
3.24 |
Everett, Wash. |
Sierra Tibbetts |
Communications Studies |
So. |
3.29 |
Lake Havasu, Ariz |
Rylie Wales |
Kinesiology |
So. |
3.38 |
Snohomish, Wash. |
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* - 2018 All-Academic Selection |
+ - 2017 All-Academic Selection |
# - 2016 All-Academic Selection |
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