Four SAC Softball Players Named to 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® DII Teams

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) - The 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division II Softball Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), were announced today. Lenoir-Rhyne's Talon LaClair, Tusculum's Anna Alloway and Catawba's Sydney Goertzen were all second team honorees while, Carson-Newman's KaraLynne Levi made her way onto third team.  

Twenty-three of the 33 members of the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Softball teams have at least a 3.80 GPA, with six student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.88. 

The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Softball teams feature nine repeat performers, including Cornick. Hallie Waters (University of Indianapolis), Jordyn Kleman (Winona State University), and Talon LaClair (Lenoir-Rhyne University) are now three-time Academic All-America® selections, while Bri Garber (West Chester University), Logan Hill (Valdosta State University), Alison Nowak (Winona State University), KaraLynne Levi (Carson-Newman University), and Anna Alloway (Tusculum University) - from previous CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams.

FIRST TEAM

Pos.      Name                                     School                                      GPA              Yr.                  Major

P       Laken Chambers            University of North Georgia                      4.00              Sr.      Middle Grades Education

P       Hallie Waters (3)(#)      University of Indianapolis                         3.99              Sr.      Biology / Psychology

C       Kat Donzella                 West Liberty University                            3.72 / 4.00    Gr.       Criminology (G)

IF      Kaitlyn Beers                Indiana University of Pennsylvania            3.80 / 3.66    Gr.     Criminology

IF      Jessi Case                    Regis University                                       3.88              Jr.        Business Administration

IF      Bri Garber (1)              West Chester University                            3.88              Sr.      Accounting / Finance

IF      Logan Hill (2)                Valdosta State University                         3.97              Sr.      Interdisciplinary Studies

IF       Hannah Marsteller          Shippensburg University                         3.67              Jr.      Biology (Pre-Veterinary)

OF     Kendall Cornick (2)         Augustana University                              3.94              Sr.      Biology & Psychology

OF     Morgan Hill                  Valdosta State University                           3.94             So.     Health Sciences

 OF     Ruby Salzman               West Texas A&M University                      3.55             So.     Health Sciences

DP      Alison Nowak (1)           Winona State University                          3.96              Sr.      Physical Education / Health Promotion

SECOND TEAM

Pos.      Name                                     School                                 GPA          Yr.                 Major

P       Jordan Kleman (2)(#)      Winona State University                    3.84           Sr.      Secondary Math Education

P       Ashley Mickschl             Augustana University                           3.73           Sr.      Education / Spanish

P       Alyssa Muller                Adelphi University                                3.98           Sr.      Psychology

C       Bailey Byers                 Malone University                                 3.55           Sr.      Exercise Science

IF       Talon LaClair (1)(@)       Lenoir-Rhyne University                      4.00           Sr.      Mathematics

IF       Nicole Purtell                Shepherd University                             3.90           Jr.      Business Administration / Sociology

IF       Kiley Robb                   Valdosta State University                       3.91           Sr.      Health Sciences

IF       Sarah Staudle               Colorado Mesa University                     3.92 / 3.87  Gr.     Sport Management

OF     Anna Alloway (3)           Tusculum University                             3.98            Sr.      Elementary Education

OF     Sydney Goertzen           Catawba College                                  4.00            Sr.      Biology

OF     Taylor Shingler              Maryville University                              3.94            Jr.      Sports Business Management

DP      Ellie Smith                    Colorado Mesa University                      3.55           Jr.      Exercise Science

THIRD TEAM

Pos.      Name                                     School                                       GPA            Yr.         Major

P       Abbey Busby                Palm Beach Atlantic University                    3.96            Sr.      Exercise Science

C       KaraLynne Levi (3)         Carson-Newman University                       3.91 / 4.00  Gr.     Education (UG) / Elementary Education (G)

IF       Molly Cobb                  Auburn University at Montgomery               4.00            So.     Elementary Education

IF       Nikoma Holmen             Grand Valley State University                   3.41             Sr.      Finance

IF       Clara Larson                Colorado School of Mines                         3.67 / 3.55     Gr.     Computer Science (M.S.)

OF     Taylor Checkley            Barry University                                        4.00             Sr.      Pre-Professional Biology (Pre-Med)

OF     Brooke Henning             Grand Valley State University                    4.00             Sr.      Biomedical Science

OF     Kaira Ramon                University of Bridgeport                             3.61              Sr.      Computer Engineering

DP      Kaity Stocker                Gannon University                                   3.84              Sr.      Criminal Justice

CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Kendall Cornick, Augustana University 

(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2019-20

(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2019-20

(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2019-20

(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018-19

(@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018-19