Wednesday May 28, 2008Softball's Stacey Nelson Earns Academic All-America Honors
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -
Stacey Nelson is a Academic All-America first-team selection.
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Nelson, the 2008 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year, owns a 45-3 record on the season with five saves. Her 45 wins set the school record and her five saves equals her own school record. She has a 0.73 ERA and has struck out a school record 337 batters in 316.2 innings. Only 27 of the 176 hits she has given up this season have been for extra bases, and only one a home run. She is holding opponents to a .161 batting average.
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Academic All-Americans |
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Team |
Year |
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Stacey Nelson |
1st |
2008 |
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Jenny Gladding |
2nd |
2004 |
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Beth Dieter |
3rd |
2000 |
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Kristin Sandler |
2nd |
1998 |
Nelson joins two other Gators who earned ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America honors in 2007-08 – Tim Tebow, football (first team) and Amber McCray, volleyball (second team).
To be nominated for Academic All-America honors, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for her career. No athlete is eligible until she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution.
Nelson and the rest of the top-seeded Florida team (67-3) are in Oklahoma City, Okla., preparing to make their Womens’ College World Series premiere on Thursday, May 29. The Gators meet Louisiana Lafayette (51-13) in Game 1 of the WCWS at the Amateur Softball Association’s (ASA) Hall of Fame Stadium. Thursday’s game will be televised live on ESPN at 1 p.m. (ET).
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2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Softball Team |
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University Division |
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First Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Dist. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
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P |
Angela Tincher |
Virginia Tech |
III |
Sr. |
Eagle Rock, Va. |
3.84 |
Finance |
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P |
Stacey Nelson |
Florida |
III |
Jr. |
Los Alamitos, Calif. |
3.61 |
Philosophy |
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C |
Chelsea Bramlett |
Mississippi State |
VI |
So. |
Cordova, Tenn. |
3.82 |
Physical Education |
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IF |
Jessica Chrabaszcz |
Delaware State |
II |
Sr. |
Johnston, R.I. |
4.00 |
Chemistry |
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IF |
Jessica Toocheck |
Kent State |
IV |
Sr. |
Medina, Ohio |
3.90 |
Special Education |
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IF |
Colleen McGlaughlin |
Iowa |
VII |
Jr. |
Morton, Ill. |
4.00 |
Actuarial Science |
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IF |
Sara Dyer |
Tulsa |
VI |
Sr. |
Sand Springs, Okla. |
3.94 |
Communications |
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OF |
Lisa Kingsmore |
Winthrop |
III |
Jr. |
Brampton, Ontario |
3.99 |
Chemistry |
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OF |
Lillian Hammond |
Tennessee |
IV |
Jr. |
Chattanooga, Tenn. |
4.00 |
Criminal Justice |
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OF |
Amber Maisonet |
Albany |
I |
Sr. |
Newburgh, N.Y. |
3.85 |
Psychology |
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DP |
Mary Beth Puccio |
Fordham |
I |
Jr. |
Brightwaters, N.Y. |
3.58 |
Accounting |
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Academic All-America of the Year: Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Dist. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
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P |
Megan Rhodes |
Tennessee |
IV |
Sr. |
Nashville, Tenn. |
3.86 |
Psychology |
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P |
Tara Oltman |
Creighton |
VII |
So. |
Cortland, Neb. |
4.00 |
English & Secondary Ed. |
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C |
Laura Matthews |
Dayton |
IV |
Sr. |
Nashville, Tenn. |
3.80 |
Sports Management |
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IF |
Stephanie Fischer |
Tennessee Tech |
IV |
Sr. |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
3.50 |
Business |
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IF |
Brianna Bricker |
St. Bonaventure |
I |
Sr. |
Albion, Pa. |
3.92 |
Management Sciences |
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IF |
Beth Boden |
Tennessee Tech |
IV |
Sr. |
Plover, Wis. |
3.75 |
Civil Engineering |
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IF |
Valerie Chapple |
Kansas |
VII |
Jr. |
Overland Park, Kan. |
4.00 |
Secondary Ed. & Physics |
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OF |
Jackie Vasquez |
Arizona State |
VIII |
Sr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
3.65 |
Special Education |
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OF |
Kaitlin Cochran |
Arizona State |
VIII |
Jr. |
Yorba Linda, Calif. |
3.47 |
Pre-Secondary Education & Math |
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OF |
Ashton Payne |
South Carolina |
III |
Jr. |
Richmond, Va. |
3.98 |
Biology |
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DP |
Aimee Enzler |
North Dakota State |
VII |
Sr. |
Wayzata, Minn. |
3.81 |
Physical Ed. & Adapt. PE |
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THIRD TEAM |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Dist. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
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P |
Michelle Moses |
Brown |
I |
Jr. |
Cooper City, Fla. |
4.00 |
Commerce & Entrepren. |
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P |
Molly Hill |
Nebraska |
VII |
Jr. |
Wayne, Neb. |
4.00 |
Speech-Lang. Pathology |
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P |
Lisa Sweeney |
Lehigh |
II |
Jr. |
Lumberton, N.J. |
3.79 |
History |
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P |
Hayley Wiemer |
Bowling Green State |
IV |
Jr. |
Sylvania, Ohio |
4.00 |
Secondary Education |
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C |
Jessica DePippo |
Long Island |
I |
Gr. |
Westlake Village, Calif. |
3.77 |
Childhood Education |
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IF |
Allison Vallas |
Bowling Green State |
IV |
Sr. |
Perrysburg, Ohio |
3.95 |
Exercise Science |
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IF |
Katie Miranto |
Canisius |
I |
Sr. |
North Tonawanda, N.Y. |
3.65 |
Finance |
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IF |
Charlotte Morgan |
Alabama |
IV |
So. |
Moreno Valley, Calif. |
3.75 |
Exercise Sports Science |
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IF |
Whitney Haller |
Georgia Tech |
III |
Jr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.91 |
Industrial Engineering |
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OF |
Krystal Stein |
Southern Illinois |
V |
Sr. |
Nashville, Ill. |
4.00 |
Speech Communication |
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OF |
Brooke Lockhart |
Southeastern Louisiana |
VI |
Sr. |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
4.00 |
Mathematics |
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OF |
Alessandra Giampaolo |
Michigan |
IV |
Sr. |
Pasadena, Calif. |
3.50 |
Psychology |
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DP |
Kat Krause |
Loyola (Ill.) |
V |
Sr. |
Arlington Heights, Ill. |
3.82 |
Psychology |
