Seven SAC Teams Represented in Easton/NFCA Academic Honor Rankings
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The NFCA, in combination with Easton, announced their 2018-19 Academic Team rankings and Scholar-Athlete honors on Wednesday (Oct. 2). Seven South Atlantic Conference teams made an appearance on either the team or individual list, with 64 student-athletes receiving recognition.
The rankings and honors recognize the academic excellence of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. Individually, 8,161 softball players earned Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors, the largest number to date. Division II had 1,306 student-athletes earn a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the year.
As teams, Queens ranked 21st of the 87 teams listed, earning a 3.568 GPA. Newberry finished 30th with a 3.526 GPA. Tied with three other institutions, Tusculum, comes in at 31st with their 3.520 GPA. Anderson rounded out the SAC teams in the top-50 at 42nd with a respectable 3.481 GPA.
Newberry led the way, on an individual basis, with 15 student-athletes being named a scholar-athlete. The Pioneers followed close behind with 14 student-athletes. The Royals had 12 on their roster, Coker tallied 11, Lincoln Memorial had eight, UVa-Wise had three and just one member of the Trojan team was listed.
2018-19 Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athletes
Anderson
Kasey Grant
Coker
Rebekah Addison
Alexsandra Alverson
Christine Carver
Katelyn Chambers
Taylor Forehand
Annamarie Gluhosky
Hannah Goodman
Madison King
Ashley Meckley
Cierra Watts
Maria Williamson
Lincoln Memorial
Isabella Buccellato
Kelsie Hocutt
Faith Howe
Alexandra Jones
Jacie Pittman
Justice Smith
Kelsie Tuggle
Emma Webb
Newberry
Alyssa Ball
McKenzie Barneycastle
Tori Caldwell
Chelsey Cunningham
Selice Daley
Hannah Davis
Victoria Eaton
Reagan Glanz
Tatum Johnson
Rebecca Lee
Paige Meyer
Daphne Peyton
Morgan Wagaman
Ashley Willis
Natalie Willis
Queens
Sydney Ditto
Kate Hunter
Sarah Ingoldsby
Breanna Martinez
Sabrina Martinez
Cierra Robinson
Brooke Sanford
Alyssa Strickler
Grace Valchar
Grace Wesoly
Adriana Wilson
Kelly Winter
Tusculum
Anna Alloway
Taylor Battle
Emma Casey
Brittney Franse
Courtney Gibson
Emily Hester
Morgan Mahaffey
Allison Pate
Taylor Plemons
Ivee Richesin
Sammie West
Tori West
Emily White
Gabby Williams
UVa-Wise
Shannon Bennett
Raychel Lapallo
Lucindy Lawson
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