Awarded for | the yearly outstanding college softball Academic All-America team member |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | College Sports Communicators |
History | |
First award | 1988 |
Most recent | Alyssa Brito, University of Oklahoma, Shelby Robb, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Kaili Saathoff, Linfield University, Kaila Mick, Oregon Tech |
Next award announcement | June 17, 2025 |
The Softball Academic All-America Team Member of the Year is the annual most outstanding singular college softball athlete of the set of softball athletes selected for the Academic All-America Teams in a given year. The following is a list of the annual selection by College Sports Communicators (CSC), known before the 2022–23 season as the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), and its Academic All-America sponsor of the individual athlete selected as the most outstanding of the annual Softball Academic All-America selections. Between 1988 and 2011, one winner each was chosen from both the college and University Divisions. The Academic All-America program recognizes combined athletic and academic excellence of the nation's top student-athletes. The University Division team included eligible participants from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I member schools, while the College Division team included scholar-athletes from all of the following: NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Beginning in 2012, CSC revamped its award structure. The University Division was renamed "Division I". Since then, NCAA Divisions II and III have had their own separate All-Americans. The College Division consisted only of non-NCAA institutions through the 2017–18 school year, after which it was effectively replaced by an NAIA division restricted to members of that governing body. [1]
† | Indicates winners of the all-sports Academic All-America award. |
All winners are American unless indicated otherwise.
Year | University Division | School | College Division | School | Ref | ||
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1988 | Lori Sippel | Nebraska | Marinka Bisceglia | St. Thomas | [2] | ||
1989 | Lisa Harvey | Oklahoma State | Denise Fogle | Millikin | |||
1990 | Stefni Whitton | Southwestern Louisiana | Denise Fogle | Millikin | |||
1991 | Cheryl Venorsky | Southern Illinois | Cynthia Capp | West Virginia | |||
1992 | Shana Ruth O'Dell | Kent State | Jacqueline Dahle | St. Benedict | |||
1993 | Stephani Williams | Kansas | Kristy Holdbrooks | North Alabama | |||
1994 | Sara Graziano | Coastal Carolina | JoAnn Heckethorn | Trenton State | |||
1995 | Jennifer Brundage | UCLA | Michelle Carlson | Trenton State | |||
1996 | Christine Knotts | Southern Illinois | Karen Werkhoven | Hamilton | |||
1997 | Leah O'Brien | Arizona | Amber Peterson | Missouri Southern | |||
1998 | Nancy Evans | Arizona | Kelly Schade | Simpson | |||
1999 | Isonette Polonius | East Carolina | Kelly Schade | Simpson | |||
2000 | Lana Moran | Oklahoma | Jennifer Segner | Muskingum | |||
2001 | Sara Carlson | Villanova | Jill Hocking | St. Mary's (MN) | |||
2002 | Jarrah Myers [3] | Notre Dame | Meagan Webber | Oregon Tech | |||
2003 | Brandi Cross [4] | Massachusetts | Jenny Esker | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | |||
2004 | Kate Jaspers | Mississippi State | Jenny Esker | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | |||
2005 | Megan Meyer | Seton Hall | Liz Swary | Washington (MO) | |||
2006 | Lindsay Schutzler | Tennessee | Cari Kinzenbaw | Wartburg | |||
2007 | Lindsay Schutzler | Tennessee | Laura Kot [5] | Mount Vernon Nazarene | |||
2008 | Angela Tincher | Virginia Tech | Maria Bye | St. Thomas (MN) | |||
2009 | Stacey Nelson | Florida | Alison Wright | St. Thomas (MN) | |||
2010 | Chelsea Bramlett | Mississippi State | Alison Wright | St. Thomas (MN) | |||
2011 | Ashley Brignac | Louisiana | Kelsey Kittleson | Luther |
Year | Div. I | School | Div. II | School | Div. III | School | College/NAIA | School | Ref | ||||
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2012 | Ashley Brignac [6] | Louisiana | Kendra Huettl | Minnesota State | Kelsey Kittleson | Luther | Katie Carson | Concordia | [2] | ||||
2013 | Raven Chavanne [7] | Tennessee | Amy Madden [8] | Southern Nazarene | Mackenzie Griffin [9] | John Carroll | Emma Napier [10] | Campbellsville | |||||
2014 | Ellen Renfroe [11] | Tennessee | Bailey Vrazel [12] | Texas Woman's | Megan Light [13] | Emory | Megan Nonnemacher [14] | Saint Xavier | |||||
2015 | Haylie McCleney [15] | Alabama | Sydnee Weaver [16] | Young Harris | Sam Curran [17] | Wentworth Institute | Callie Beaver | Park | |||||
2016 | Haylie McCleney [18] | Alabama | Carley Tysinger [19] | Catawba | Courtney Allen [20] | Messiah | Taylor Clinkenbeard [21] | Mobile | |||||
2017 | Kasey Cooper [22] | Auburn | Maddie Dow [23] | Southern Arkansas | Amanda Lochte [24] | Texas Lutheran | Taylor Weeks [25] | Reinhardt | |||||
2018 | Kelly Barnhill [26] | Florida | Mariah Jameyson [27] | Texas A&M–Commerce | Makenzie Duncan [28] | Saint Mary's (Indiana) | Olivia Brees [29] | Baker | |||||
2019 | Bailey Hemphill [30] | Alabama | Christa Reisinger [31] | Truman State | Shannon Lloyd [32] | Keystone | Olivia Brees [33] | Baker | |||||
2020 | Kendyl Lindaman [34] | Florida | Kylee Smith [35] | North Georgia | Hanna Hull [36] | Virginia Wesleyan | Paige Alt [37] | Coastal Georgia | |||||
2021 | Bailey Hemphill [38] | Alabama | Kendall Cornick [39] | Augustana | Hanna Hull [40] | Virginia Wesleyan | Lauren Quirke [41] | Southern Oregon | |||||
2022 | Georgina Corrick | South Florida | Amanda Weyh | Lindenwood | Kelly Jurden | Texas Lutheran | Mikaeli Davidson | Embry-Riddle (AZ) | [42] | ||||
2023 | Ashley Rogers | Tennessee | Lindsey Hibbs | Adelphi | Karson Saunders | Union (NY) | Sydney Pelaez | Georgia Gwinnett | [43] | ||||
2024 | Alyssa Brito | Oklahoma | Shelby Robb | MSU Denver | Kaili Saathoff | Linfield | Kaila Mick | Oregon Tech | [44] |
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