October 18, 2011
GLIAC Boasts Seven NFCA All-Academic Teams and 47 Division II NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Academic Awards program honors both collegiate and high school teams for their submitted GPAs for the 2010-11 academic year. As a second component of the program, all submitted student-athletes who achieved a 3.50 GPA during the last academic year are named as a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was represented by seven All-Academic Teams, and 47 All-Academic Scholar Athletes.
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NFCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
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| Rank |
School
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Head Coach
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GPA
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1
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Central Missouri | Susan Anderson | 3.533 |
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2
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Lynn | Mandy Harris | 3.526 |
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3
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Texas Woman's | Richie Bruister | 3.502 |
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4
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Arkansas-Monticello | Alvy Early | 3.487 |
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5
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Findlay | Ron Ammons | 3.460 |
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6
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Mansfield | Edith Gallagher | 3.450 |
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7
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Chowan | Mandi Balduf | 3.435 |
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8
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Grand Canyon | Ann Pierson | 3.430 |
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9
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Rollins | Michelle Frew | 3.426 |
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10
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Limestone | Jimmy Martin | 3.421 |
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11
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Ouachita Baptist | Mike McGhee | 3.417 |
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12
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Southern Indiana | Sue Kunkle | 3.400 |
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13
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Florida Southern | Chris Bellotto | 3.395 |
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14
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Indianapolis | Melissa Frost-Fisher | 3.385 |
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15
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Minnesota St. Mankato | Lori Meyer | 3.383 |
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16
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Mercyhurst | Sara Headley | 3.379 |
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17
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Wilmington | Erin Harvey | 3.365 |
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18
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Rockhurst | Galen Struve | 3.361 |
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19
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Southeastern Oklahoma St. | Ron Faubion | 3.360 |
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20
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Lincoln Memorial | Dan Burns | 3.355 |
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21
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Upper Iowa | Annie Van Wetzinga | 3.340 |
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22
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Maryville (MO) | Melissa Hurley | 3.320 |
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23
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Ashland | Sheilah Gulas | 3.302 |
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24
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Indiana (PA) | Bill Graham | 3.300 |
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25
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Pace | Claudia Stabile | 3.298 |
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26
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Lewis | George DiMatteo | 3.296 |
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27
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California (PA) | Rick Bertagnolli | 3.295 |
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28
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Dominican (NY) | Joseph Burbridge | 3.287 |
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28
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Grand Valley St. | Doug Woods | 3.287 |
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30
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West Chester | Diane Lokey | 3.283 |
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31
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Chadron St. | Rob Stack | 3.281 |
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32
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Nebraska Omaha | Jeanne Tostenson-Scarpello | 3.279 |
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33
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Missouri-St. Louis | Brian Levin | 3.270 |
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33
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New Haven | Jen Starek | 3.270 |
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35
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Texas Permian Basin | Angela Kenney | 3.260 |
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36
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Wayne St. (NE) | Krista Unger | 3.256 |
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36
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Valdosta St. | Thomas Macera | 3.255 |
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38
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Barry | Danielle Penner | 3.253 |
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39
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Augustana | Gretta Melsted | 3.250 |
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39
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St. Martin's | Rick Noren | 3.250 |
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39
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Tusculum | Fred Gillum | 3.250 |
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39
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West Alabama | Will Atkinson | 3.250 |
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43
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Colorado Mesa | Kristin Mort | 3.240 |
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43
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St. Thomas Aquinas | Barbara Vano | 3.240 |
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45
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UC-Colorado Springs | Scott Peterson | 3.230 |
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46
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Ohio Dominican | Marcella Vanlandingham | 3.211 |
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47
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Bellarmine | Renee Hicks | 3.210 |
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48
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Newberry | Joe Elston | 3.201 |
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49
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Caldwell | Dean JOhnson | 3.197 |
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50
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C.W. Post | Jamie Apicella | 3.196 |
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51
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Northern Kentucky | Kathy Stewart | 3.189 |
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52
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San Francisco St. | Cristina Byrne | 3.188 |
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53
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Cameron | Beth Watson | 3.182 |
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54
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Bloomfield | Rocco Constantino | 3.180 |
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55
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Wayne St. | Gary Bryce | 3.171 |
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56
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Florida Tech | Val Silvestrini | 3.160 |
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57
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Molloy | Susan Cassidy-Lyke | 3.158 |
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58
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American International | Mairin Dudek | 3.147 |
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59
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Lock Haven | Kelly Shannon | 3.142 |
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60
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Wingate | Michelle Caddigan | 3.130 |
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61
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Mercy | Mike Fazio | 3.118 |
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62
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Northwood | Meaggan Pettipiece | 3.104 |
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63
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Mount Olive | Jaime Kylis | 3.082 |
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64
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Academy of Art | Rachel Sherman | 3.070 |
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65
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Missouri S&T | Don Kennedy | 3.062 |
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66
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Georgia Col. | Jamie Grodecki | 3.060 |
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66
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St. Mary's (TX) | Donna Fields | 3.060 |
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68
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Felician | Lori Kwiatkowski | 3.051 |
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69
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Winston-Salem | Lataya Hilliard-Gray | 3.050 |
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70
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Alabama-Huntsville | Les Stuedeman | 3.047 |
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71
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Catawba | Nan Whitley | 3.038 |
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72
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UNC Pembroke | Lacinda Melanson | 3.012 |
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73
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Lake Superior St. | Lori Shimasaki | 2.976 |
| 74 | Shepherd | Leslie Lopez | 2.960 |
| 75 | UC San Diego | Patti Gerckens | 2.929 |
| 76 | St. Cloud St. | Paula U'Ren | 2.911 |
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77
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Fayetteville St. | Miguel Justiniano | 2.600 |
| Ashland |
| Cayla Seidler |
| Lyndsey Brandt |
| Jennifer Goodrich |
| Carly Clark |
| Emlyn Knerem |
| Brianna Woody |
| Logan Hursey |
| Alyssa Kelley |
| Findlay |
| Alyssa Schultz |
| Victoria Allen |
| Lauren Mathias |
| Calli Coppus |
| Jaclyn Messmer |
| Tawna Whited |
| Jacqueline Messersmith |
| Katie Streeter |
| Carly Borders |
| Julia Stalder |
| Emily Reynolds |
| Nicole Morrow |
| Kelsey McKenty |
| Keri Seel |
| Grand Valley State |
| Tonya Calkins |
| Emily Jones |
| Maggie Kopas |
| Katherine Martin |
| Brittany Taylor |
| Lake Superior State |
| Haleigh Edgar |
| Christine Larkin |
| Joelle Peterson |
| Northwood |
| Angela Comer |
| Megan Eddy |
| Katherine Johnson |
| Erica Jorgensen |
| Stacey Klonowski |
| Olivia Nicholas |
| Ohio Dominican |
| Jennifer Baker |
| Caitlin Chaney |
| Danyelle Delligatta |
| Brooke McCartney |
| Erin Sutter |
| Wayne State |
| Makelle Barski |
| Sam Cain |
| Lauren Histed |
| Rebecca Stanley |
| Kristina Susalla |
| Logan White |
