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Liberty Softball Receives NFCA Academic Honors
8/6/2024 3:25:00 PM | Softball
The Liberty softball team has been recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for academic success.
The Lady Flames earned the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Academic Team award for the ninth time in the last 11 years.
Additionally, 12 Liberty student-athletes received mention on the list of Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Liberty posted a team grade-point average of 3.21 during the 2023-24 academic year. Southern Illinois earned the highest GPA in the nation, at 3.85.
The NFCA All-Academic Team award was given to each member institution that recorded a 3.0 or higher GPA during the 2023-24 academic year. A total of 164 NCAA Division I schools received the award. Liberty was one of five CUSA programs to earn the award, joining Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, UTEP and Western Kentucky.
Liberty seniors Megan Fortner, Mary Claire Wilson and Savannah Woodard, junior Rachel Roupe, redshirt sophomore Tyler Oubre, sophomores Brynn McManus, Aubry Norris and Maddy Tuck, redshirt freshman Savannah Jessee and freshmen JaMaya Byrum, Katie Love and Brooke Wildes were all named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
The Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete award is given to any softball player submitted by a member coach who attained a 3.50 grade-point average or higher during the 2023-24 academic year.
A total of 8,054 softball student-athletes received Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete distinction this year. The awardees represent seven different divisions, encompassing NCAA, NAIA, junior college and high school. NCAA Division I received 2,573 honorees.
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The Lady Flames earned the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Academic Team award for the ninth time in the last 11 years.
Additionally, 12 Liberty student-athletes received mention on the list of Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Liberty posted a team grade-point average of 3.21 during the 2023-24 academic year. Southern Illinois earned the highest GPA in the nation, at 3.85.
The NFCA All-Academic Team award was given to each member institution that recorded a 3.0 or higher GPA during the 2023-24 academic year. A total of 164 NCAA Division I schools received the award. Liberty was one of five CUSA programs to earn the award, joining Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, UTEP and Western Kentucky.
Liberty seniors Megan Fortner, Mary Claire Wilson and Savannah Woodard, junior Rachel Roupe, redshirt sophomore Tyler Oubre, sophomores Brynn McManus, Aubry Norris and Maddy Tuck, redshirt freshman Savannah Jessee and freshmen JaMaya Byrum, Katie Love and Brooke Wildes were all named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
The Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete award is given to any softball player submitted by a member coach who attained a 3.50 grade-point average or higher during the 2023-24 academic year.
A total of 8,054 softball student-athletes received Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete distinction this year. The awardees represent seven different divisions, encompassing NCAA, NAIA, junior college and high school. NCAA Division I received 2,573 honorees.
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