Softball Earns High Marks On NFCA All-Academic List
STARKVILLE, Miss. (Oct. 1, 2010) – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has ranked C.W. Post 19th among 74 programs on its list of 2009-10 girls got game/NFCA Division II All-Academic Teams. In addition, nine Pioneers were honored as Scholar-Athletes.
C.W. Post, who averaged a 3.35 grade point average, was the highest ranked team in the East Coast Conference ahead of Dowling (31) and St. Thomas Aquinas (55).
Christie Softy (Floral Park, N.Y.), Shannon Kulnis (Flemington, N.J.), Melissa Medina (Levittown, N.Y.), Kendall Bright (Manlius, N.Y.), Linda Amarante (Cheshire, Conn.), Kristen Morcone (Milford, Mass.), Lindsey Trotto (Princeton, Mass.), Rogin Hardy (Kirkland, Wash.) and Sarah Kiser (Arnold, Md.) were all honored for their outstanding performance in the classroom.
Division II All-Academic Teams
|
Rank
|
School
|
Head Coach
|
GPA
|
|
1
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Arkansas-Monticello
|
Alvy Early
|
3.669
|
|
2
|
Mercyhurst
|
Sara Headley
|
3.619
|
|
3
|
Emporia St.
|
Kristi Bredbenner
|
3.537
|
|
4
|
Limestone
|
Jimmy Martin
|
3.506
|
|
5
|
Ouachita Baptist
|
Mike McGhee
|
3.504
|
|
6
|
California (PA)
|
Rick Bertagnolli
|
3.486
|
|
7
|
Minnesota St.-Mankato
|
Lori Meyer
|
3.447
|
|
8
|
Rockhurst
|
Galen Struve
|
3.443
|
|
9
|
Newberry
|
Joe Elston
|
3.427
|
|
10
|
Cameron
|
Beth Watson
|
3.412
|
|
11
|
Barry
|
Danielle Penner
|
3.406
|
|
12
|
Saint Joseph's (IN)
|
Frank Wilkins
|
3.404
|
|
13
|
Grand Canyon
|
Ann Pierson
|
3.400
|
|
14
|
Gannon
|
Tom Jakubowski
|
3.381
|
|
15
|
Findlay
|
Ron Ammons
|
3.379
|
|
16
|
Erskine
|
Alleen Hawkins
|
3.358
|
|
17
|
Missouri S&T
|
Don Kennedy
|
3.358
|
|
18
|
Goldey-Beacom
|
Jerry Grasso
|
3.351
|
|
19
|
C.W. Post
|
|
3.350
|
|
20
|
Wilmington
|
Erin Harvey
|
3.337
|
|
21
|
Grand Valley St.
|
Doug Woods
|
3.332
|
|
22
|
Southwest Minnesota St.
|
Shawn Semler
|
3.328
|
|
23
|
Chadron St.
|
Rob Stack
|
3.318
|
|
24
|
West Chester
|
Diane Lokey
|
3.302
|
|
25
|
Slippery Rock
|
Vashion Johnson
|
3.295
|
|
26
|
Indianapolis
|
Melissa Frost-Fisher
|
3.281
|
|
27
|
Southern Indiana
|
Sue Kunkle
|
3.280
|
|
28
|
Florida Southern
|
Chris Bellotto
|
3.271
|
|
29
|
Mary
|
Angelena Mexicano
|
3.265
|
|
30
|
Lewis
|
George DiMatteo
|
3.253
|
|
31
|
Mansfield
|
Edith Gallagher
|
3.250
|
|
31
|
Minnesota St.-Moorhead
|
Kristin Boyes
|
3.250
|
|
31
|
Dowling
|
|
3.250
|
|
34
|
Nova Southeastern
|
Lesa Bonee'
|
3.249
|
|
35
|
Central Missouri
|
Susan Anderson
|
3.245
|
|
36
|
Sciences-Philadelphia
|
Cindy Rabideau
|
3.245
|
|
36
|
Florida Tech
|
Val Silvestrini
|
3.245
|
|
38
|
Adelphi
|
Paige Smith
|
3.244
|
|
39
|
St. Mary's (TX)
|
Donna Fields
|
3.223
|
|
40
|
Augustana
|
Gretta Melsted
|
3.219
|
|
41
|
Valdosta St.
|
Thomas Macera
|
3.209
|
|
42
|
San Francisco St.
|
Cristina Byrne
|
3.198
|
|
43
|
North Carolina at Pembroke
|
Lacinda Melanson
|
3.194
|
|
44
|
West Texas A&M
|
Kevin Blaskowski
|
3.190
|
|
45
|
Wayne St. (NE)
|
Krista Unger
|
3.185
|
|
46
|
Colorado-Colorado Springs
|
Scott Peterson
|
3.184
|
|
47
|
Wingate
|
Michelle Caddigan
|
3.180
|
|
48
|
New Haven
|
Jen Starek
|
3.177
|
|
49
|
Wayne St. (MI)
|
Gary Bryce
|
3.174
|
|
50
|
Caldwell
|
Dean Johnson
|
3.165
|
|
50
|
St. Cloud St.
|
Paula Uren
|
3.165
|
|
52
|
California-San Diego
|
Patti Gerckens
|
3.154
|
|
53
|
Pace
|
Claudia Stabile
|
3.148
|
|
54
|
Felician
|
Lori Kwiatkowski
|
3.138
|
|
55
|
St. Thomas Aquinas
|
Barbara Vano
|
3.135
|
|
56
|
Catawba
|
Nan Whitley
|
3.134
|
|
57
|
Mount Olive
|
Jaime Kylis
|
3.133
|
|
58
|
Saginaw Valley St.
|
Everett Roper
|
3.112
|
|
59
|
Lincoln
|
Lynsey Grace
|
3.110
|
|
59
|
Johnson C. Smith
|
Jovon Times
|
3.110
|
|
61
|
Francis Marion
|
Stacey Vallee
|
3.109
|
|
62
|
Cal St.-East Bay
|
Barbara Pierce
|
3.105
|
|
63
|
Chowan
|
Mandi Balduf
|
3.103
|
|
63
|
West Liberty
|
Herb Minch
|
3.103
|
|
65
|
Tusculum
|
Fred Gillum
|
3.100
|
|
66
|
Nebraska-Omaha
|
Jeanne Scarpello
|
3.093
|
|
67
|
Dominican (NY)
|
Joe Burbridge
|
3.090
|
|
68
|
Massachuestts-Lowell
|
Sean Cotter
|
3.067
|
|
69
|
Southern Connecticut St.
|
Lisa Barbaro
|
3.040
|
|
70
|
Ashland
|
Sheilah Gulas
|
3.037
|
|
71
|
Angelo St.
|
Travis Scott
|
3.002
|
|
72
|
Bloomfield
|
Rocco Constantino
|
2.995
|
|
73
|
Southeastern Oklahoma St.
|
Ron Faubion
|
2.980
|
|
74
|
Shepherd
|
Leslie Lopez
|
2.820
|