Courtesy of GVSU Athletic Communications
NFCA -- The Grand Valley State softball team was named an Easton Top-10 academic team for their performance in the classroom last season, per a release from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 3). The Lakers boasted the ninth highest team grand point average last season after accumulating a 3.63 GPA.
This is just the most recent in a long list of academic awards for the 2018 Laker squad, as senior Allie Grys was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American and a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee along with senior Teagan Shomin. Additionally, nine Lakers earned GLIAC All-Academic Excellence honors (3.5+ GPA) while three others earned all-academic honors (3.0-3.5 GPA).
On the field, the Lakers finished 44-9 overall and 24-2 in conference action, taking home the GLIAC Regular Season and Tournament Titles, while making their eighth straight NCAA Midwest Regional Appearance.
Additionally, 68 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball student-athletes achieved academic success by posting a 3.5 GPA or higher:
Ashland University (9)
Kylie Asmus - 4.000
Abigail Butler - 4.000
Laura Girgash - 3.857
Cassandra Haight - 3.750
Alli Hylton - 3.603
Emma Lawson - 3.504
Camille Pollutro - 3.934
Paige Summers - 3.590
Amanda Wire - 3.838
Davenport University (14)
Emilie Cox - 4.000
Kennedy Crawford - 3.680
Alexa Flores - 3.550
Rachel Griffin - 3.670
Kara Hutchison - 3.620
Madison Jewell - 3.770
Rylie Kalina - 3.830
Alexis Koza - 3.710
Ellie Muilenburg - 3.590
Kelli Nyenhuis - 3.810
Selene Pauley - 3.900
Mallory Teunissen - 3.880
Bethany Teunissen - 3.640
Grand Valley State University (13)
Hannah Beatus - 3.531
Shannon Flaherty - 3.967
Alexandra Grys - 4.000
Brooke Henning - 4.000
Nikoma Holmen - 3.500
Tanner Kiessel - 3.966
Jessica Ramos - 3.874
Courtney Reinhold - 3.900
Kaylie Rhynard - 3.896
Taylor Rieger - 3.543
Taylor Segorski - 3.826
Teagan Shomin - 3.715
Rachel Terwilliger - 3.925
Purdue University Northwest (6)
Zoee Anderson - 4.000
Courtney Blackwell - 3.980
Kalyn Learnard - 3.500
Samme Miller - 3.720
Tessa Steffens - 3.940
Mia Stevens - 3.520
Saginaw Valley State University (8)
Kasey Bagelmann - 3.729
Anna Conard - 3.690
Danielle Hamilton - 3.756
Ally Kolacki - 3.619
Shelby Misiak - 3.542
Blasia Moyler - 3.967
Alex Roob - 3.527
Meagan VerVaecke - 3.737
University of Wisconsin, Parkside (7)
Danica Bramschreiber - 3.800
Alyssa Hrncar - 3.900
Bridget Jost - 4.000
Alyssa McClelland - 3.700
Jessica Miklos - 3.800
Samantha Newtoff - 3.500
Jessica Shields - 3.800
Wayne State University (11)
Kylee Barrett - 3.732
Rachelle Clayton - 3.934
Megan Guitar - 3.800
Hailey Lazarek - 3.668
Kristen Lucas - 4.000
Jamie MacNeil - 3.715
Ashley Messina - 3.666
Rose Myers - 3.782
Rainey Psenicka - 3.949
Kelsey Ramus - 3.722
Brooke Turkalj - 3.730
