Sept. 28, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Thursday that the UCF softball team was named one of its 118 All-Academic Teams, based on cumulative grade-point averages submitted by the NFCA member head coaches for the 2006-07 academic year.
As a team, the Knights recorded a 3.098 GPA last spring.
Several Knights earned academic honors throughout the season. Senior Kacie Feaster's 3.84 cumulative GPA earned her a spot on the ESPN The Magazine/CoSida Academic All-District III First Team, the Conference USA All-Academic Team and she received the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for her hard work in the classroom.
Ashley Van Ryn joined Feaster on the C-USA All-Academic Team and Cat Snapp joined the duo in receiving the Commissioner's Academic Medal, needing a 3.75 or better to garner the honor.
Six additional Knights were named to the league's Honor Roll, earning a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Members included, Cici Alvarez, Ashleigh Cole, Shelly Frick, Lexi Gresham, Amber Lamb and Megan Murphy. For the latest news and information on the Knights, tickets or apparel log on to www.ucfathletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. Also check out UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pics. -UCF-