BAY CITY, Mich. - The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District Softball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA's Academic All-America teams program in 2011.
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) had six student-athletes earn Academic All-District status, led by 2012 GLIAC "Pitcher of the Year" senior Emlyn Knerem (Brunswick, Ohio) of Ashland University and 2012 GLIAC "Co-Player of the Year" sophomore Nikki Fulton (Stratford, Ont./St. Michael Catholic S.S.) of Wayne State University.
Knerem and Fulton are joined on the All-District team by Wayne State senior infielder Alison Allen (Redford, Mich./Farmington Hills Mercy), Ashland junior infielder Franki Gironda (Akron, Ohio/Hoban), Ferris State University junior infielder Chelsea Morris (Jenison, Mich.), and Wayne State sophomore outfielder Logan White (Brantford, Ont./Johnson C.V.I.).
First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
The complete list of the 2012 Division II Capital One Academic All-District Softball Team (GLIAC/GLVC) is listed below:
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NCAA DIVISION II (Great Lakes Intercollegiate, Great Lakes Valley) |
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FIRST TEAM |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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GPA Major |
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P |
Jennifer DeMotte |
INDIANAPOLIS |
Jr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
3.82 |
Entrepreneurship |
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P |
Emlyn Knerem |
ASHLAND |
Sr. |
Brunswick, Ohio |
3.83 |
Sport management |
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C |
Kaylea Smith |
MISSOURI - S&T |
Jr. |
Blue Springs, Mo. |
3.72 |
Architectural engineering |
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IF |
Alison Allen |
WAYNE STATE |
Sr. |
Redford, Mich. |
3.65 |
Linguistics |
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IF |
Nikki Fulton |
WAYNE STATE |
So. |
Stratford, Ontario |
3.55 |
Kinesiology |
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IF |
Franki Gironda |
ASHLAND |
Jr. |
Akron, Ohio |
3.48 |
Athletic training |
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IF |
Chelsea Morris |
FERRIS STATE |
Sr. |
Jenison, Mich. |
3.86 |
Nursing |
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OF |
Katherine Belsito |
SOUTHERN INDIANA |
Jr. |
Greenwood, Ind. |
4.00 |
Occupational therapy |
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OF |
Amanda Burger |
ROCKHURST |
Sr. |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
3.99 |
Spanish / sports science |
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OF |
Jayme Hefler |
LEWIS |
Jr. |
Glen Ellyn, Ill. |
3.62 |
Athletic training |
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OF |
Logan White |
WAYNE STATE |
So. |
Brantford, Ontario |
3.81 |
Media arts & studies |
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DP |
Kristen O'Haver |
SOUTHERN INDIANA |
Sr. |
Odon, Ind. |
3.80 |
Elementary education |