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Brito, Robb, Saathoff and Mick highlight 2023-24 Academic All-America® Softball teams
Four talented student-athletes highlight 2023-24 Softball Academic All-America® teams
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AUSTIN, Texas - Four standouts on the diamond and in the classroom – University of Oklahoma’s Alyssa Brito, Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Shelby Robb, Linfield University’s Kaili Saathoff and Oregon Tech’s Kaila Mick – highlight the 2024 Academic All-America® softball teams selected by the College Sports Communicators announced today.
Brito (Division I), Robb (Division II), Saathoff (Division III) and Mick (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for their respective divisions.
NCAA Division I
Alyssa Brito, a senior from Tustin, California, maintained a 3.72 GPA majoring in psychology, and helped lead Oklahoma to the program’s fourth straight NCAA Division I National Championship in 2024 and its eighth overall. The versatile utility player, at third base or left field, was a valuable member on the last three championship teams after transferring from Oregon in 2022. Starting in all 65 games this season, Brito, hit .399 with 18 home runs and 61 RBI with an .803 slugging percentage, 64 runs scored, 16 doubles and four triples in starting in all 65 games this season.
Brito is a two-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) first team All-American, a four-time NFCA All-Region pick, and four-time all-conference selection. She played in 188 career games for the Sooners including 176 starts, finishing with a .395 batting average, 49 home runs and 167 RBI.
Seven of the 33 members of the Academic All-America Division I softball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.793.
In addition to Brito, five additional student-athletes are repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division I softball team – Erin Coffel (University of Kentucky), Addison Barnard (Wichita State), Kiki Milloy (University of Tennessee), Kelly Maxwell (University of Oklahoma), and Allie Skaggs (University of Arizona). Milloy and Maxwell are three-time selections.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Caroline Wang | Oklahoma State University | 3.95 | Sr. | Communication Sciences & Disorders |
| DP | CC Wong | Wichita State | 3.66 | Sr. | General Studies Sociology |
| IF | Alyssa Brito (1) | University of Oklahoma | 3.72 | Sr. | Psychology |
| IF | Erin Coffel (3) | University of Kentucky | 3.60 | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| IF | Aminah Vega | Duke University | 3.73 | So. | Psychology |
| IF | Shaylon Govan | Baylor | 3.76 | Jr. | Health, Kinesiology & Leisure Studies |
| OF | Korbe Otis | University of Florida | 4.00 | Jr. | Pre-Professional Biology |
| OF | Claire Davidson | Duke University | 3.77 | Sr. | Sociology |
| OF | Dakota Kennedy | University of Arizona | 4.00 | So. | Criminal Justice Studies |
| P | NiJaree Canady | Stanford | 3.54 | So. | Undeclared |
| P | Lexi Kilfoyl | Oklahoma State University | 3.67/4.00 | Sr. | Interdisciplinary Studies (G) |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Sydney Ross | Omaha | 4.00/4.00 | Gr. | Public Administration |
| DP | Vallery Wong | University of Oregon | 4.00 | Gr. | Prevention Science |
| IF | Billie Andrews | University of Nebraska | 3.86 | Sr. | Graphic Design |
| IF | Jess Oakland | University of Minnesota | 3.59 | So. | Kinesiology |
| IF | Caitlin co*ker | Boston University | 3.88 | Gr. | Biology |
| IF | Karli Spaid | Miami University | 3.69 | Sr. | Business |
| OF | Addison Barnard (4) | Wichita State | 3.82 | Sr. | Health Science |
| OF | Kiki Milloy (1) (5) | University of Tennessee | 3.63/3.71 | Gr. | Business Administration (G) |
| OF | Rylie Boone | University of Oklahoma | 3.52 | Sr. | Communication |
| P | Payton Gottshall | University of Tennessee | 3.60/3.72 | Gr. | Teacher Education (G) |
| P | Kelly Maxwell (3) (5) | University of Oklahoma | 3.64/3.61 | Gr. | Healthcare Law |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Taylor Krapf | University of Minnesota | 3.78 | Jr. | Biology |
| DP | Sara Beth Allen | Georgia Institute of Technology | 3.50 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| IF | Allie Skaggs (1) | University of Arizona | 3.91 | Sr. | Journalism |
| IF | Devyn Flaherty | Florida State | 3.89/3.89 | Sr. | Sport Management |
| IF | Acacia Anders | University of California | 3.58 | Jr. | Psychology |
| IF | Rylee Holtorf | University of Washington | 3.84 | Jr. | Communication |
| OF | Kaley Mudge | Florida State | 4.00/4.00 | Gr. | Athletic Coaching |
| OF | Jadelyn Allchin | UCLA | 3.75/3.83 | Gr. | Marketing |
| OF | Ali Newland | Louisiana State University | 3.93 | Sr. | Mass Communications |
| P | Georgeanna Barefoot | Charlotte | 4.00/4.00 | Sr. | Health Systems Management |
| P | Jala Wright | Duke University | 3.74 | Sr. | Sociology |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
NCAA Division II
Shelby Robbis a senior sport management major from Arvada, Colorado, with a 4.0 GPA, and became the program’s first two-time NFCA and Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) first team All-American in leading MSU Denver to a 43-18 record. The Roadrunners’ outfielder is a three-time D2CCA All South Central Region first team selection and made the NFCA’s All-Region first team in 2021 and 2024 (second team in 2023).
Robb is a three-time All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) first team pick (2021, 2023, 2024), honorable mention in 2022. She was a NFCA 2021 National Freshman of the Year finalist, RMAC Freshman of the Year and won a RMAC Gold Glove.
Her career .425 batting average is the best in program history, and Robb set the program’s single-season batting average record of .535 as a freshman. Her .457 batting average this past season is the third-best ever at MSU Denver, and her 91 base hits was a program single-season record. She ranked in the top 10 nationally this season in hits and doubles (25).
In addition to Robb, 11 student-athletes are repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division II softball team – Ally Distler (Colorado Mesa University), Savanna Brooks (Wingate University), Logan Menzies and Kenzie Middleton (Colorado Christian University), Kenzee Smith (University of Indianapolis), Lauren Dixon (University of Minnesota Duluth), Jamie Roberts (Frostburg State), Morgan Hill (Valdosta State University), Lindsey Hibbs (Adelphi University), Caleigh Rister (Pennsylvania Western University, California), and Hannah Martin (Pittsburg State University). Hibbs was the 2023 Division II Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year, while Hill is a three-time selection.
Fifteen of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division II softball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.929.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Ally Distler (5) | Colorado Mesa University | 4.00 | Jr. | Psychology |
| DP | Gracelyn Massey | Barton College | 3.97 | Jr. | Nursing |
| IF | Savanna Brooks (1) | Wingate University | 4.00 | Jr. | Exercise Science |
| IF | Kylie Emanuele | University of Mount Olive | 3.97 | Sr. | Elementary Education |
| IF | Alexa Douthitt | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 4.00 | So. | Management |
| IF | Emily O'Connor | University of Indianapolis | 3.59/3.92 | Gr. | Management |
| OF | Shelby Robb (1) | Metropolitan State University of Denver | 4.00 | Sr. | Sport Management |
| OF | Heather Arnett | Pittsburg State University | 3.80 | So. | Elementary Education |
| OF | Logan Menzies (1) | Colorado Christian University | 4.00/4.00 | Gr. | Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| P | Kenzee Smith (3) | University of Indianapolis | 3.58 | Sr. | Nursing |
| P | Lauren Dixon (2) | University of Minnesota Duluth | 3.98 | Sr. | Chemical Engineering |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Macauley Bailey | Carson-Newman | 4.00 | So. | Criminal Justice |
| DP | Miranda Pruitt | Colorado Mesa University | 3.84/3.88 | Gr. | Sport Management |
| IF | Gia Martin | Auburn University at Montgomery | 3.97 | Sr. | Psychology |
| IF | Hannah Burnett | Pittsburg State University | 3.70/4.00 | Gr. | Business Administration (G) |
| IF | Kayla Middleton | Colorado Christian University | 3.76 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| IF | Jamie Roberts (2) | Frostburg State | 4.00 | Jr. | Law & Society |
| OF | Sam Schott | UT Tyler | 4.00 | Jr. | Biochemistry |
| OF | Sydney Watson | Converse University | 4.00 | Jr. | Elementary Education |
| OF | Morgan Hill (2) (7) | Valdosta State University | 3.97 | Sr. | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| P | Lindsey Hibbs (1) | Adelphi University | 3.91 | Sr. | Sport Management |
| P | Sidney Booth | Northwest Nazarene | 3.87 | Sr. | Pre-Physical Therapy |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Kenzie Middleton (2) | Colorado Christian University | 3.76 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| DP | Caleigh Rister (3) | Pennsylvania Western University, California | 4.00 | Jr. | PreK-4 Education |
| IF | Ally Ryan | Oklahoma Baptist University | 4.00 | So. | Computer Information Systems |
| IF | Raissa Bianco | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 4.00 | Jr. | Civil Engineering |
| IF | Mikaela Ferreira | Stanislaus State | 3.83 | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| IF | Natalia Mallozzi | Gannon University | 3.98 | Jr. | Applied Exercise Science |
| OF | Madison Fry-Fachet | Mercyhurst University | 4.00/3.87 | Gr. | Special Education (G) |
| OF | Sydnee Reaves | University of Montevallo | 3.76/3.76 | So. | Elementary Education |
| OF | Anna Bennett | Trevecca Nazarene University | 3.91/3.85 | Gr. | Organizational Leadership (G) |
| P | Ashlan Sensing | Trevecca Nazarene University | 3.77 | Jr. | Nursing |
| P | Hannah Martin (3) | Pittsburg State University | 4.00 | Sr. | History |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(7) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
NCAA Division III
Kaili Saathoffa junior first baseman from Philomath, Oregon, maintains a 4.0 GPA as a mathematics and physics double major. Starting in 52 of 54 games, she compiled a 1.242 OPS, hit .479 with one home run, 18 stolen bases in 18 attempts, 23 doubles, 43 RBI and 71 runs scored in leading Linfield to a 50-4 record and third place showing at the NCAA Division III Championship tournament. The Wildcats won their first 44 games and became the second team in collegiate softball history to register an unbeaten regular season.
Saathoff is the first repeat Elite 90 Award winner in Division III softball. She earned second team NFCA All-America honors for the second straight season and is a two-time NFCA All-Region X first team selection. Saathoff made a repeat appearance on the All-Northwest Conference first team list. She hit .504, the only conference player over .500, and tallied a conference-high 64 hits and 19 doubles.
Twelve of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division II softball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94.
In addition to Saathoff, 10 additional student-athletes are repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division III softball team – Anna Jackson and Morgan Frye (Berry College), Karson Bagelmann (Adrian College), KaiLi Gross (Case Western Reserve University), Abby Mace (Salisbury University), Mary Frances Eillis (East Texas Baptist University), Kaci Neveling (The College of New Jersey), Mackenzie Latess (Westminster College), Mackenzie Bivin (MIT), and Ashlyn Strother (Texas Lutheran University). Gross, Mace and Strother are three-time selections.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance
structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Division III
Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Anna Jackson (3) | Berry College | 3.67 | Sr. | Nursing |
| DP | Emma Wade | York (Pa.) | 3.83 | Jr. | Civil Engineering |
| IF | Kaili Saathoff (2) | Linfield University | 4.00 | Jr. | Mathematics/Physics |
| IF | Karson Bagelmann (2) | Adrian College | 4.00 | Sr. | Political Science |
| IF | KaiLi Gross (1) (6) | Case Western Reserve University | 4.00 | Sr. | Biomedical Engineering |
| IF | Brynn Nelson | Linfield University | 3.96 | Jr. | Economics & Mathematics |
| OF | Abby Mace (4) (8) | Salisbury University | 3.77/4.00 | Gr. | Social Work |
| OF | Mary Frances Eillis (3) | East Texas Baptist University | 4.00 | Jr. | Finance & Accounting |
| OF | Kaci Neveling (2) | The College of New Jersey | 4.00/4.00 | Gr. | School Counseling |
| P | Sophia DiCocco | Tufts University | 3.88 | Sr. | International Relations |
| P | Kennedy Carruth | Belhaven University | 3.79/4.00 | Gr. | Business Administration (G) |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Abby Spore | Luther College | 3.57 | Sr. | Biology |
| DP | Emma McNally | Marywood University | 3.96 | Jr. | Early Childhood & Elementary Education |
| IF | Morgan Frye (1) | Berry College | 3.88 | Sr. | Environmental Science |
| IF | Jess Pozezinski | Concordia Wisconsin | 3.92 | Jr. | Nursing |
| IF | Josie Steinberg | Tufts University | 3.67 | Sr. | Quantitative Economics |
| IF | Mackenzie Latess (3) | Westminster College | 3.88/4.00 | Gr. | Education |
| OF | Stevie Rieger | Case Western Reserve University | 3.73 | Sr. | Biochemistry |
| OF | Gwendolyn Carpenter | Framingham State University | 3.99 | Sr. | Biology |
| OF | Kaitlin Pettenger | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 3.95/3.72 | Gr. | Architecture |
| P | Hannah Benavides | East Texas Baptist University | 3.81 | Jr. | Rehabilitative Science |
| P | Alexis Michon | Trine University | 3.88 | Sr. | Elementary Education |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Haley Petrucci | Ithaca College | 4.00 | So. | Psychology |
| DP | Katlyn Gandara | University of Redlands | 3.52 | So. | Psychology |
| IF | Phoebe Clemens | Lancaster Bible College | 4.00 | Sr. | Sports Management |
| IF | Meghan Reed | Salisbury University | 3.96 | Sr. | Biomedical Science |
| IF | Mackenzie Bivin (1) | MIT | 4.00 | Jr. | Business Analytics & Economics |
| IF | Lexi Martin | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 3.76 | Sr. | Sport and Exercise Science |
| OF | Sydney Moroney | Berry College | 3.96 | Sr. | Political Science & Management |
| OF | Jenna Giliberti | Farmingdale State College | 3.83 | Sr. | Applied Psychology |
| OF | Kennedy Adkison | MIT | 3.52 | Jr. | Aerospace Engineering |
| P | Hailey Kutz | Fontbonne University | 4.00 | Jr. | Medical Lab Sciences |
| P | Ashlyn Strother (2) (5) | Texas Lutheran University | 3.56/3.50 | Sr. | Accounting |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(8) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
NAIA
Kaila Mickis a graduate student from Klamath Falls, Oregon, and maintains a 3.88 GPA in dental hygiene. The 2024 Cascade Conference (CCC) Player of the Year from her shortstop position led the Lady Owls to a 49-12 record, 24-3 conference record and fourth-place finish at the NAIA Softball World Series. Mick was a three-time NFCA All-American and NAIA All-American performer for Oregon Tech, and a four-time NFCA All-Region pick, All-CCC first team selection, and conference All-Academic team member. She was named to the NAIA Scholar-Athlete teams on two occasions.
Mick became the eighth consensus first-team All-American in program history - with OIT recording a consensus first-team pick for the fifth-straight year, joining her mom Brenda (Ruppel) Mick, who earned the distinction in 1998. The Tech shortstop had a remarkable final year in the program, hitting .455 with five home runs and 62 RBI, setting school records with 25 doubles and 11 triples, while establishing new Cascade Conference records for hits and runs scored in a career and setting a new NAIA record for games played and at bats.
Five of the 23 members of the Academic All-America® NAIA softball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.90.
In addition to Mick, six additional student-athletes are repeat selections on the Academic All-America® NAIA softball team – Carly Oliver (University of the Cumberlands), Emily Prai and Aliyah Rincon (Midland University), Lexi Klum (Oregon Tech), Shannon McAlinden (Concordia University Ann Arbor), and Kayla Dreese (Our Lady of the Lake University).
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Amber Atkins | University of the Cumberlands | 4.00 | Jr. | Exercise & Sport Science & Coaching |
| DP | Bryce Peaco*ck | College of Coastal Georgia | 3.94 | Sr. | General Business |
| IF | Kaila Mick (1) | Oregon Tech | 3.93/3.88 | Gr. | Dental Hygiene & Bio-Health Sciences |
| IF | Carly Oliver (2) | University of the Cumberlands | 3.81 | Sr. | Nursing |
| IF | Lauren Anderson | Central Baptist College | 3.82 | Sr. | Kinesiology & Exercise Science |
| IF | Jyden Miles | Arizona Christian University | 4.00 | Jr. | Political Science |
| OF | Emily Prai (1) | Midland University | 4.00 | Sr. | Accounting |
| OF | Lexi Klum (2) | Oregon Tech | 4.00 | Sr. | Psychology |
| OF | Shannon McAlinden (1) | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 3.81 | Sr. | Sport & Entertainment Business |
| P | Annalise Jarvis | Georgia Gwinnett College | 3.89 | Jr. | Business Management |
| P | Cassandra Valdez | Our Lady of the Lake University | 3.57/3.71 | Gr. | Literature & Creative Writing (G) |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Moriah Sprague | Cornerstone University | 3.87/3.87 | Jr. | Bio Pre-Vet |
| DP | Miranda Hipolito | Arizona Christian University | 3.82 | Sr. | Psychology |
| IF | Chapel Cunningham | Southeastern University | 3.72 | Jr. | Medical Sciences |
| IF | Charlie Sartoris | Trinity Christian College | 3.90 | Sr. | Recreation & Sport Management |
| IF | Abi West | Central Baptist College | 4.00 | Jr. | Middle Level Education |
| IF | Lyric Krause | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 3.51/3.60 | Gr. | Leadership Development (G) |
| IF | Kiera Mayer | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 3.87 | So. | Nursing |
| OF | Lauren Haskins | Stillman College | 3.86 | Sr. | Criminal Justice |
| OF | Kayla Dreese (4) | Our Lady of the Lake University | 3.69/3.80 | Gr. | Management (G) |
| OF | Chelsea Kurtz | Avila University | 3.78 | Sr. | Radiologic Science |
| P | Aliyah Rincon (2) | Midland University | 3.87 | Sr. | Nursing |
| P | Emmalee Hamp | Spring Arbor University | 3.94 | Sr. | Graphic Design |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(4) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
