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Hanna Hull of Virginia Wesleyan Headlines 2020 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Softball Team
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Hanna Hull
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior pitcher
Hanna Hull of Virginia Wesleyan University headlines the 2020 Academic All-America® Division III softball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A mathematics major with a 3.65 cumulative GPA, Hull has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division III softball.
Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
A first-team selection to the Academic All-America® Division III Team the past two seasons, Hull was named the 2020 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year award for softball.
A native of Chesterfield, Virginia, Hull broke nearly every pitching record at Virginia Wesleyan and the ODAC. She is one of 24 pitchers in NCAA Division III history to total over 1,000 career strikeouts and owns 11 ODAC pitching records, including career marks for wins (109), innings pitched (725.2), strikeouts (1,153), shutouts (44) and ERA (0.68).
Hull posted an 8-0 record with five complete games and four shutouts in 11 appearances this spring. She allowed only one run and 20 hits in 47.1 innings pitched, a 0.15 ERA, with 66 strikeouts.
Eighteen of the 34 members of the 2020 Academic All-America® Division III softball teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with five student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 11 first-team honorees have an average GPA of 3.86.
The 2020 Academic All-America® Division III softball teams include 11 repeat Academic All-America® performers, of which
Allison Meyer (George Fox University) and
Sarah Von Ahn (MIT) are now three-time honorees. Hull was joined on the first team once again by
Shannon Lloyd (Keystone College), the 2019 Academic All-America® of the Year awardee, and
Megan Zinn (University of Scranton). Three other first-team honorees were 2019 second-team selections:
Ilissa Hamilton (Case Western Reserve University),
Kelly Jurden (Texas Lutheran University) and
Caraline Wood (Worcester Polytechnic Institute).
Kalli Farmer (Millikin University) earned first-team distinction after receiving a third-team award last year, while
Kierstin Anderson-Glass (University of St. Thomas) and
Aly Freeman (Gustavus Adolphus College) achieved second-team distinction following their third-team honor in 2019. In addition,
Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda was also a first team Division III women’s basketball selection this year.
The Division III 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 2019-20 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2020 Academic All-America® Softball Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Ilissa Hamilton (2) |
Case Western Reserve University |
4 |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| P |
Hanna Hull (1) |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
3.65 |
Sr. |
Mathematics |
| C |
Gabby Stewart |
Ohio Northern University |
3.41 |
Sr. |
Nursing |
| IF |
Sam Berghoff |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
3.71 |
Sr. |
International & Hispanic Studies |
| IF |
Kalli Farmer (3) |
Millikin University |
3.99 |
Sr. |
Sports Management |
| IF |
Shannon Lloyd (1) |
Keystone College |
3.99 |
Sr. |
Criminal Justice & Psychology |
| IF |
Caraline Wood (2) |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
3.87/3.85 |
Gr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OF |
Kelly Jurden (2) |
Texas Lutheran University |
3.96 |
Jr. |
Mathematics / Data Analytics |
| OF |
Allison Meyer (^) |
George Fox University |
4 |
Sr. |
Elementary Education |
| OF |
Megan Zinn (1) |
The University of Scranton |
3.93 |
Sr. |
Early Childhood & Primary Education |
| DP |
Courtney Hackney |
Otterbein University |
3.98 |
Sr. |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Kierstin Anderson-Glass (3) |
University of St. Thomas |
3.46 |
Jr. |
Exercise Science |
| P |
Ally Wiegand |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
3.57 |
Sr. |
English |
| C |
Natalie Maurice |
Carleton College |
3.51 |
Sr. |
Statistics |
| IF |
Denia Bent |
Finlandia University |
3.8 |
Sr. |
Graphic Design |
| IF |
Aly Freeman (3) |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
4 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| IF |
Devon Goetz |
MIT |
3.76 |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering / Brain & Cognitive Science |
| IF |
Kendall Marinesi |
California Lutheran University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Interdisciplinary Education Studies |
| OF |
Julia Carpenter |
Macalester College |
3.95 |
Sr. |
English / Psychology |
| OF |
Caroline Ratti |
Kean University |
3.89 |
Sr. |
Physical Education & Health Teacher Certification |
| OF |
Sara Tallman |
Central College |
3.95 |
Sr. |
Elementary Education |
| OF |
Sarah Von Ahn (#) |
MIT |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Mathematics with Computer Science |
| DP |
Lauren King |
Rhodes College |
3.92 |
Jr. |
International Studies & History |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Julie Graf |
St. Olaf College |
3.54 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science / Psychology |
| P |
Chassety Raines |
Texas Lutheran University |
4 |
So. |
Social Innovation / Social Entrepreneurship |
| C |
Peyton Atkins |
Endicott College |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Biology / Biotechnology |
| IF |
Elise Barnes |
University of St. Thomas |
3.64 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| IF |
Makenna Hartline |
Trine University |
3.64 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| IF |
Grace Wild |
Christopher Newport University |
3.87 |
Sr. |
Chemistry |
| IF |
Hannah Wolfe |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
4 |
Sr. |
Accounting / Finance |
| OF |
Kasandra Bost |
Susquehanna University |
3.93 |
Sr. |
Biomedical Sciences |
| OF |
Emily Miller |
North Central College |
3.5 |
Jr. |
Psychology & Neuroscience |
| OF |
Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (*) |
Emmanuel College (MA) |
3.9 |
Sr. |
Criminal Justice |
| DP |
Valentina Cucci |
Montclair State University |
3.55 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2019
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019 and second-team selection in 2018
(^) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019 and 2018
(*) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® women’s basketball first-team selection in 2020
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA 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