The Softball Academic All-America Team Member of the Year is the annual most outstanding singular college softball athlete of the set of softball athletes selected for the Academic All-America Teams in a given year. The following is a list of the annual selection by College Sports Communicators (CSC), known before the 2022–23 season as the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), and its Academic All-America sponsor of the individual athlete selected as the most outstanding of the annual Softball Academic All-America selections. Between 1988 and 2011, one winner each was chosen from both the college and University Divisions. The Academic All-America program recognizes combined athletic and academic excellence of the nation's top student-athletes. The University Division team included eligible participants from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I member schools, while the College Division team included scholar-athletes from all of the following: NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Awarded for | the yearly outstanding college softball Academic All-America team member |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | College Sports Communicators |
History | |
First award | 1988 |
Most recent | Alyssa Brito, University of Oklahoma, Shelby Robb, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Kaili Saathoff, Linfield University, Kaila Mick, Oregon Tech |
Next award announcement | 2025 |
Beginning in 2012, CSC revamped its award structure. The University Division was renamed "Division I". Since then, NCAA Divisions II and III have had their own separate All-Americans. The College Division consisted only of non-NCAA institutions through the 2017–18 school year, after which it was effectively replaced by an NAIA division restricted to members of that governing body.[1]
Winners
edit† | Indicates winners of the all-sports Academic All-America award. |
All winners are American unless indicated otherwise.
Two-division era (1988–2011)
editYear | University Division | School | College Division | School | Ref | ||
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1988 | Lori Sippel | Nebraska | Marinka Bisceglia | St. Thomas | [2] | ||
1989 | Lisa Harvey | Oklahoma State | Denise Fogle | Millikin | |||
1990 | Stefni Whitton | Southwestern Louisiana | Denise Fogle | Millikin | |||
1991 | Cheryl Venorsky | Southern Illinois | Cynthia Capp | West Virginia | |||
1992 | Shana Ruth O'Dell | Kent State | Jacqueline Dahle | St. Benedict | |||
1993 | Stephani Williams | Kansas | Kristy Holdbrooks | North Alabama | |||
1994 | Sara Graziano | Coastal Carolina | JoAnn Heckethorn | Trenton State | |||
1995 | Jennifer Brundage | UCLA | Michelle Carlson | Trenton State | |||
1996 | Christine Knotts | Southern Illinois | Karen Werkhoven | Hamilton | |||
1997 | Leah O'Brien | Arizona | Amber Peterson | Missouri Southern | |||
1998 | Nancy Evans | Arizona | Kelly Schade | Simpson | |||
1999 | Isonette Polonius | East Carolina | Kelly Schade | Simpson | |||
2000 | Lana Moran | Oklahoma | Jennifer Segner | Muskingum | |||
2001 | Sara Carlson | Villanova | Jill Hocking | St. Mary's (MN) | |||
2002 | Jarrah Myers[3] | Notre Dame | Meagan Webber | Oregon Tech | |||
2003 | Brandi Cross[4] | Massachusetts | Jenny Esker | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | |||
2004 | Kate Jaspers | Mississippi State | Jenny Esker | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | |||
2005 | Megan Meyer | Seton Hall | Liz Swary | Washington (MO) | |||
2006 | Lindsay Schutzler | Tennessee | Cari Kinzenbaw | Wartburg | |||
2007 | Lindsay Schutzler | Tennessee | Laura Kot[5] | Mount Vernon Nazarene | |||
2008 | Angela Tincher | Virginia Tech | Maria Bye | St. Thomas (MN) | |||
2009 | Stacey Nelson | Florida | Alison Wright | St. Thomas (MN) | |||
2010 | Chelsea Bramlett | Mississippi State | Alison Wright | St. Thomas (MN) | |||
2011 | Ashley Brignac | Louisiana | Kelsey Kittleson | Luther |
Four-division era (2012–present)
editYear | Div. I | School | Div. II | School | Div. III | School | College/NAIA | School | Ref | ||||
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2012 | Ashley Brignac[6] | Louisiana | Kendra Huettl | Minnesota State | Kelsey Kittleson | Luther | Katie Carson | Concordia | [2] | ||||
2013 | Raven Chavanne[7] | Tennessee | Amy Madden[8] | Southern Nazarene | Mackenzie Griffin[9] | John Carroll | Emma Napier[10] | Campbellsville | |||||
2014 | Ellen Renfroe[11] | Tennessee | Bailey Vrazel[12] | Texas Woman's | Megan Light[13] | Emory | Megan Nonnemacher[14] | Saint Xavier | |||||
2015 | Haylie McCleney[15] | Alabama | Sydnee Weaver[16] | Young Harris | Sam Curran[17] | Wentworth Institute | Callie Beaver | Park | |||||
2016 | Haylie McCleney[18] | Alabama | Carley Tysinger[19] | Catawba | Courtney Allen[20] | Messiah | Taylor Clinkenbeard[21] | Mobile | |||||
2017 | Kasey Cooper[22] | Auburn | Maddie Dow[23] | Southern Arkansas | Amanda Lochte[24] | Texas Lutheran | Taylor Weeks[25] | Reinhardt | |||||
2018 | Kelly Barnhill[26] | Florida | Mariah Jameyson[27] | Texas A&M–Commerce | Makenzie Duncan[28] | Saint Mary's (Indiana) | Olivia Brees[29] | Baker | |||||
2019 | Bailey Hemphill[30] | Alabama | Christa Reisinger[31] | Truman State | Shannon Lloyd[32] | Keystone | Olivia Brees[33] | Baker | |||||
2020 | Kendyl Lindaman[34] | Florida | Kylee Smith[35] | North Georgia | Hanna Hull[36] | Virginia Wesleyan | Paige Alt[37] | Coastal Georgia | |||||
2021 | Bailey Hemphill[38] | Alabama | Kendall Cornick[39] | Augustana | Hanna Hull[40] | Virginia Wesleyan | Lauren Quirke[41] | Southern Oregon | |||||
2022 | Georgina Corrick | South Florida | Amanda Weyh | Lindenwood | Kelly Jurden | Texas Lutheran | Mikaeli Davidson | Embry-Riddle (AZ) | [42] | ||||
2023 | Ashley Rogers | Tennessee | Lindsey Hibbs | Adelphi | Karson Saunders | Union (NY) | Sydney Pelaez | Georgia Gwinnett | [43] | ||||
2024 | Alyssa Brito | Oklahoma | Shelby Robb | MSU Denver | Kaili Saathoff | Linfield | Kaila Mick | Oregon Tech | [44] |
References
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- ^ "2020-21 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Softball Team Announced". College Sports Communicators. July 27, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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