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Olivia Brees of Baker Headlines 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA Softball Teams
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AUSTIN, Texas – Olivia Brees from Baker University headlines the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA Softball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA program is financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 NAIA Google Cloud Academic All-America® teams.
Brees was selected as the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NAIA softball. Brees, a senior from Meriden, Kansas, boasts of a 3.88 cumulative grade-point average majoring in elementary education. This is the second year in a row she was named the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year. Brees was selected for the identical honor in College Division Softball following the 2018 season.
The pitcher finished in the top three in seven statistical categories for the Wildcats in 2019. Brees, who was named a first team NAIA All-American in 2018, finished first in the NAIA in strikeouts (449), second in wins (35), opponent batting average (.103), and hits allowed per game (2.39). She also was third in earned-run average (0.73), innings pitched (239.2), and saves (6). Brees, who recorded 1,302 strikeouts and 100 victories in her career, earned Pitcher of the Year and All-Heart of America Athletic Conference First Team honors this season.
The 35 wins surpasses the school record, which Brees set in 2018 with 29. The senior hurler helped Baker to a 47-9 overall record and a 30-4 Heart of America Athletic Conference record to win the regular-season championship. Baker, which set a program best with 47 wins in 2019, also won the conference tournament and advanced to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
Joining Brees on the Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Softball Team as repeat selections are Taylor Hansis of Georgia Gwinnett College, Brittney Banks of College of Saint Mary, Morgan Krieger of St. Ambrose University, Jordan Van Roy of Doane University, and Michella Davis of Ave Maria University. Like Brees, Banks, Krieger, and Van Roy are two-time first-team selections, while Hansis and Davis made the second team in 2018.
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Softball Team produced an average GPA of 3.88 with the first team combining for an average GPA of 3.91. The team includes three student-athletes with 4.0 GPA or higher.
2019 Academic All-America® Softball Team – NAIA
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Olivia Brees (1,$) |
Baker University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Elementary Education |
| P |
Taylor Hansis (2) |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Biology |
| C |
Meagan Elder |
Missouri Baptist University |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting (UG) / MBA (G) |
| INF |
Brittney Banks (1) |
College of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Occupational Therapy |
| INF |
Ashley Helmink |
Siena Heights University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Psychology |
| INF |
Morgan Krieger (1) |
St. Ambrose University |
Sr. |
4 |
Psychology |
| INF |
Madison Wright |
Simpson University |
Sr. |
4.11 |
Psychology |
| OF |
Lizzie Meyer |
University of Saint Francis (Ind.) |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Biology |
| OF |
Callum Pilgrim |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Physical Education P-12 |
| OF |
Jordan Van Roy (1) |
Doane University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Mathematics, Secondary Education |
| DP |
Michella Davis (2) |
Ave Maria University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Theology / Psychology |
| DP |
Sydney Willhite |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Jr. |
3.6 |
Biology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Emily Carstens |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Exercise Science |
| P |
Emily Smith |
Valley City State University |
Jr. |
3.7 |
Health Science / Biology |
| C |
Hannah Stephenson |
University of the Cumberlands |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Psychology |
| INF |
Jessie Isham |
Corban University |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| INF |
Rachael Jones |
Central Baptist College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Mid-Level Education |
| INF |
Juli King |
Union College (Ky.) |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Education |
| INF |
Lexi Merritt |
Grand View University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Elementary Education |
| OF |
Ashley Galason |
University of St. Francis (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.8 |
Finance |
| OF |
Jessica Jones |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Criminal Justice |
| OF |
Michelle Revels |
University of Houston-Victoria |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Mass Communications |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Olivia Brees, Baker University
($) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Team Member of the Year in 2018
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2018
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2018
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