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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Makenzie Duncan of Saint Mary's Collge (Ind.) Headlines Google Cloud Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Softball Teams
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Makenzie Duncan
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior outfielder
Makenzie Duncan of Saint Mary’s College (Ind.) headlines the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III softball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
An integrative biology major with a 4.0 cumulative GPA, Duncan has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division III softball. She was also a chemistry minor and was one of the Class of 2018's valedictorians at Saint Mary’s.
A first-team selection to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III Team, Duncan was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central Region second-team and Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) first-team selection this spring. She helped the Belles to a 36-7 overall record and a 15-1 conference mark for the program’s first MIAA regular-season championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Duncan was named to the Notre Dame (Ind.) Regional All-Tournament team.
A native of LaSalle, Michigan, Duncan batted .418 (59-for-141), including .493 (34-for-69) with runners in scoring position, 59 RBI and 32 runs scored. She smacked 26 extra-base hits, including seven triples and six home runs. The program's all-time leader in triples (22) and RBI (145), Duncan ended her career with 191 hits, a .380 batting average and a .633 slugging percentage.
Twenty-five of the 33 members of the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III softball teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with 11 student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.97.
The 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III softball teams include seven repeat Academic All-America® performers. The 2018 honor is the third consecutive for
Maddie Flasco (Otterbein University), who was joined on the first team by 2017 selections
Taylor Arends (Washington University in St. Louis) and
Kassie Howard (Berry College).
Laura Finke (Thomas More College) and
Anna Strien (Luther College) repeated their second-team selections from a year ago, while
Ama Biney (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) and
Stefanie Polderman (University of Texas at Dallas) were named to the third team.
The Division III Google Cloud Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Softball Team – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Kassie Howard (2) |
Berry College |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Exercise Science |
| P |
Sam Platt |
The College of New Jersey |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| C |
Hayley Reitsma |
Hope College |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Biology |
| IF |
Hannah Anderson |
Ithaca College |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Clinical Health Studies |
| IF |
Taylor Arends (3) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Psychological & Brain Sciences |
| IF |
Maddie Flasco (#) |
Otterbein University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| IF |
Alyson Shaw |
Otterbein University |
Jr. |
4 |
Early Childhood Education |
| OF |
Makenzie Duncan |
Saint Mary's College (Ind.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Integrative Biology |
| OF |
Katie Shade |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| OF |
Katie Wede |
Case Western Reserve University |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| DP |
Katie Rufo |
Johnson & Wales University (R.I.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Sports, Events & Entertainment Management |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Mackenzie Murphy |
Williams College |
Jr. |
3.74 |
Biology |
| P |
Beth Wood |
University of Wisconsin-Stout |
Sr. |
4 |
Dietetics |
| C |
Ashley Allen |
Simpson College |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Sports Administration |
| IF |
Jessica Gott |
University of Puget Sound |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Psychology |
| IF |
Briana Halle |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Science & Management |
| IF |
Rachel Johnson |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Neuroscience |
| IF |
Anna Strien (2) |
Luther College |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Political Science |
| OF |
Laura Finke (2) |
Thomas More College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biology |
| OF |
Allison Meyer |
George Fox University |
So. |
4 |
Elementary Education |
| OF |
Brittany Tuttle |
Berry College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Exercise Science |
| DP |
Sarah Von Ahn |
MIT |
So. |
4 |
Mathematics & Computer Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Hannah Bibeault |
Stockton University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Health Science |
| P |
Taylor Holmes |
Suffolk University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Accounting & Big Data & Business Analytics |
| C |
Lexi Curt |
Williams College |
Sr. |
3.64 |
History (Pre-Medicine) |
| IF |
Brittney Birkhauser |
Saint Mary's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Actuarial Science |
| IF |
Kirsten Drobiak |
Springfield College |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Physician Assistant |
| IF |
Melissa Livermore |
University of Texas at Dallas |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Healthcare Studies |
| IF |
Harper Patsko |
Ramapo College |
Jr. |
4 |
History & Journalism |
| OF |
Morgan Arst |
East Texas Baptist University |
So. |
4 |
Business |
| OF |
Ama Biney (^) |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Management Engineering |
| OF |
Stefanie Polderman (1) |
University of Texas at Dallas |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Biochemistry |
| DP |
Aubree Douglas |
Hamline University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Psychology |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Makenzie Duncan, Saint Mary's College (Ind.)
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2017
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2017
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2017
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2017 and third-team selection in 2016
(^) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2016
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Google Cloud Academic All-America
® Co-Director for Publicity
Jeff.Schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Ryan Klinkner, Saint John’s University (Minn.) | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rklinkner@csbsju.edu | (320) 363-3127