NFCA Academic Honors Release |
Top 115 Division III Schools |
Division III Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes
MENOMONIE (August 2, 2022) - The UW-Stout softball team was honored for their academic prowess by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and 18 individual Blue Devil players were given Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards.
As a team, the Blue Devils finished 40th with a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.584 among 115 teams listed with a GPA of 3.0 and above.
The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the NFCA's membership categories. NCAA Division III led the way with 2,227 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the 2021-22 academic year. The NCAA Division III has the most softball teams of any of the divisions, listing 421 member schools offering softball. Additionally, 7,527 collegiate student-athletes captured Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2021-22 academic year.
UW-Stout players given Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards include:
Kelly Beck (Jr, Wadsworth, Ill/Warren Township);
Katelyn Belleau (So, Oxford/Portage);
Anna Blanford (Fr, Elmwood);
Kate Funk (Jr, Wonder Lake, Ill/McHenry);
Korin Hall (Sr, Farmington, Minn);
Ashley Jacobson (So, Roseville, Minn.);
Shannon Jones (Sr, Watertown/Lakeside Lutheran);
Madee Kleinschmidt (Sr, Edgerton);
Lexy Kupczak (So, Somerset/New Richmond);
Madalyn Lambert (Fr, Reedsville/Valders);
Taylor Mancl (So, Wisconsin Rapids/Lincoln);
Emma Muehlenbeck (Fr, Mount Prospect, Ill);
Addison Murry (Sr, Kasson, Minn/Kasson-Mantorville);
Kaylee Peterson (Jr, Wodbury, Minn/East Ridge);
Kayli Pfeffer (So, Racine/Union Grove);
Aliyah Smetana (So, Green Bay/Bayport);
Hannah Timm (Fr, Fremont/Weyauwega-Fremont);
Ava Williams, Fr, Sartell, Minn).
