ORLANDO, Fla. – The UCF softball team had 22 members named as 2020-21 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes, per the NFCA's release on Tuesday afternoon.
As a team, the Knights posted a 3.61 GPA over the course of the previous school year. Members of the 2020-21 squad who earned higher than a 3.5 and were recognized as an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete are listed below:
Jordan Almasy
Madelyn Bejarano
Hayley Bejarano
Cassidy Cangemi
Damaria Cannon
Jada Cody
Madisyn Davis
Angelina DeVoe
Shannon Doherty
Jazmine Esparza
Kasey Fava
Kaitlyn Jensen
Kyra Klarkowski
Gianna Mancha
Justene Molina
Denali Schappacher
Kennedy Searcy
Tera Testa
Breanna Vasquez
Allyse Volpe
Alea White
Juliana Wilson
The Knights were unable to crack the top 10 teams with the highest GPA in Division I, missing the mark by 0.09 grade points.
Over 8,800 student-athletes were named 2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. With the highest total in Association history, it marked the second consecutive year (2018-19) achieving the 8,000-plus plateau.
The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. NCAA Division III led the way with 2,375 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2020-21. NCAA Division I and Division II followed with 1,982 and 1,727 honorees.
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The Knights will begin their fall schedule against the College of Central Florida on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at the UCF Softball Complex.
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