Anderson University softball players named to the ESPN Academic All-District Team

05/06/2010 - Pair of Trojans Named Academic All District

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BRISTOL, Conn. -- In the wake of Anderson softball's stellar 2010 season, third baseman Emily Monteith and senior shortstop Meredith Knox have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District softball first-team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday afternoon.

Monteith, a native of Clover, S.C., sports a perfect 4.0 grade point average and is majoring in Kinesiology. The 5-6 junior was named second–team all-conference and earned Conference Carolinas’ Player of the Week accolades during the season. She also earned academic all-conference recognition earlier this year and was an NFCA Scholar Athlete. Monteith ranked second in the conference in home runs and RBI, tied for second in total bases and was sixth in the league in runs scored.

Knox, a senior from Washington, N.C., carried a 3.90 grade point average while majoring in theology and religion. She was named an NFCA Scholar Athlete earlier this year and also earned academic all-conference honors. The 5-foot-9 shortstop garnered first–team all-conference recognition and was named to the Conference Carolinas’ all-tournament team following a season that saw her rank in the top 10 in the conference in six offensive categories, including doubles, batting avg., home runs, hits, slugging pct. and on-base percentage. She posted hitting streaks of 11-games, five-games and four-games during the season.

In order to earn recognition, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution and are voted upon by CoSIDA members. They must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and must have completed at least one full academic year at their respective institution.

As first-team all-district selections, Knox and Monteith are eligible for consideration nationally as an academic All-American. District III (college division) includes all non-NCAA Division I schools (Division II, III and NAIA) in Florida, Georgia, Virginia and North and South Carolina.

Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

2010 Academic All-District Softball Team District 3 College Division

FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Allison Smith WINGATE III Jr. Daleville, Va. 3.79 Communication

P Kari Walsh TAMPA III Jr. Palm City, Fla. 3.91 Nursing

P Michaela Wolf FRANCIS MARION III Sr. Littleton, Colo. 3.58 Mass communications

C Dominica Jordan SAVANNAH ART & DESIGN III Sr. Mission Viejo, Calif. 3.56 Film & television

IF Rebekah Huff MARS HILL III Sr. Mars Hill, N.C. 4.00 Mathematics

IF Lauren Lopez NOVA SOUTHEASTERN III Sr. Miami, Fla. 3.65 Criminal justice

IF Emily Monteith ANDERSON (SC) III Jr. Clover, S.C. 4.00 Kinesiology

IF Ashley Plaugher SHENANDOAH III Jr. Winchester, Va. 3.96 Mass communications / political sci.

OF Lauren Duguay LYNCHBURG III Sr. Williamsburg, Va. 3.53 Communication studies

OF Meredith Knox ANDERSON (SC) III Sr. Washington, N.C. 3.90 Theology & religion

OF Katrina Lavadan LYNN III Jr. Scarborough, Ontario 3.96 Elementary education

DP Emily Morris BRIDGEWATER III Jr. Powhatan, Va. 3.53 Chemistry


SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Dani Caron NOVA SOUTHEASTERN III Sr. Wellington, Fla. 3.47 Psychology

C Emily Cheek PIEDMONT III So. Watkinsville, Ga. 3.61 Nursing

IF Leah Cossentino BRIDGEWATER III Jr. Glenelg, Md. 3.83 Psychology

IF Chelsie Hilbourn NEWBERRY (SC) III Jr. Loris, S.C. 4.00 Sports Management

IF Noemi Luciani NOVA SOUTHEASTERN III Sr. Miami, Fla. 3.53 Pre-Nursing

IF Angela Spinelli BRIDGEWATER III Jr. Ocala, Fla. 3.91 Biology

OF Brittany Gross LYNN III Jr. Jensen Beach, Fla. 3.69 Biology

OF Brittany Nichols NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN III Jr. Fort Myers, Fla. 3.73 Chemistry & Biology

OF Cassie Walsh EMORY III Sr. Palm City, Fla. 3.34 Political Science

DP Caitlin Fitzgerald EMORY III Sr. Marietta, Ga. 3.75 Biology

Click below to view all of the 2010 ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Softball Academic All-District teams

All Academic Teams


Meredith Knox


Emily Monteith