Softball | 5/3/2012 10:50:00 PM
Courtesy of the KCAC
Wichita, Kan. - The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District® Softball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
Six student-athletes from four institutions represent the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference on the 2012 Academic All-District College Division Softball Team for District 6:
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Pos.
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Name
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School
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Yr.
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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C
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Janine Gunther
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McPherson College
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Sr.
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Scott City, Kan.
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3.91
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Psychology
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IF
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Cady Blevins
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Ottawa University
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Jr.
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Tulsa, Okla.
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3.52
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Exercise Science
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IF
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Chelsea Carvalho
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Kansas Wesleyan University
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So.
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Wichita, Kan.
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3.94
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Accounting
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IF
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Katie Logan
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McPherson College
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Sr.
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Clay Center, Kan.
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3.77
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Elementary Education
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IF
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Amanda Martinsen
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Ottawa University
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Jr.
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Morrisville, Mo.
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3.78
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Human Services
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IF
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Kelli Traffas
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Bethany College
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So.
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Medicine Lodge, Kan.
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3.40
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Accounting
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The Academic All-District ® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the first year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moves from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and doubles the number of scholar-athletes honored. The teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
The Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2011-12 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.
First-team Academic All-District ® honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-,second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the Capital One Bowl) and ESPN's Capital One Bowl Week. In 2010, Capital One launched the Capital One Cup, a prestigious new program rewarding NCAA Division I athletics programs for their cumulative on-field performance across multiple men's and women's sports. In addition, Capital One sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America Mascot Team, all 88 NCAA Championships including the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, and numerous other collegiate athletics programs.
