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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Olivia Brees of Baker Headlines Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Softball Teams
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Olivia Brees
AUSTIN, Texas – Olivia Brees from Baker University headlines the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Softball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Softball Team includes student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Brees took the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year accolade. Brees, a junior from Meriden, Kansas, boasts of a 3.85 cumulative GPA majoring in elementary education.
The Wildcats’ pitcher earned 2018 NAIA All-America First Team honors after helping the team to its best season in program history. Baker set a school record for most wins in a season in finishing 41-16 overall and made its first-ever NAIA National Championship Opening Round appearance. Brees led the NAIA in strikeouts with 331, averaging 10.12 per game. She finished as one of only two hurlers in the NAIA to fan over 300 batters this season.
Brees allowed 43 earned runs in a 229 innings of work for a 1.31 earned-run average, ranking her 15th in the NAIA. She collected a school-record 29 wins and had 24 complete-games and three saves.
Joining Brees on the Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Softball Team for a second time were
Morghan Dieringer of University of Saint Francis (Ill.),
Cassie Kooker of Lindsey Wilson College and
Kelsey Randall of Southern Oregon University. Kooker is now a two-time Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team selection, while Randall and Dieringer repeat as a second team honoree.
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Softball Team produced an average GPA of 3.91 with the first team combining for an average GPA of 3.97. The team includes eight student-athletes with 4.0 GPA and two graduate students.
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Softball Team – College Division
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Olivia Brees |
Baker University |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Elementary Education |
| P |
Erin Enke |
Central Methodist University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Biology |
| C |
Bailey Henderson |
University of Providence |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Criminal Justice |
| INF |
Brittney Banks |
College of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
4 |
Occupational Therapy |
| INF |
Morgan Krieger |
St. Ambrose University |
Jr. |
4 |
Psychology |
| INF |
Chloe McRobbie |
Trinity Christian College |
Sr. |
4 |
History Education |
| INF |
Olivia Stanton |
Lourdes University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| OF |
Jaylin Kenney |
Carroll College |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| OF |
Cassie Kooker (1) |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Criminal Justice |
| OF |
Jordan Van Roy |
Doane University |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Mathematics |
| DP |
Morgan Willis |
Central Methodist University |
So. |
3.99 |
Athletic Training |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Morghan Dieringer (2) |
University of St. Francis (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.62 |
Nursing |
| P |
Taylor Hansis |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Biology |
| C |
Michella Davis |
Ave Maria University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Psychology |
| INF |
Ari Arnold |
William Woods University |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology |
| INF |
Cassie Kuizin |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Psychology |
| INF |
Cheyann Michael |
Arizona Christian University |
Sr. |
4 |
Family Studies |
| INF |
Kelsey Randall (2) |
Southern Oregon University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Business Management |
| OF |
Kelsey Cherry |
Siena Heights University |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Nursing |
| OF |
Natalie Dummitt |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
Sr. |
3.8 |
Health Care Management |
| OF |
Madeline Malfara |
Penn State Brandywine |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| OF |
Jenna Weimer |
Sterling College |
Sr. |
4 |
Math Education / Biblical Studies |
| DP |
Chandler Elliott |
Grace College |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Spanish / Photography |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Olivia Brees, Baker University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2017
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2017
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Jay Stancil, Union (Ky.) College | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
jstancil@unionky.edu | (606) 546-1591