The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced that 5,493 softball players across seven membership divisions earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2014-15 academic year.
Amongst the honorees are four University of Evansville players. Mariah Ferguson, Samantha Fleming, Mickaela Fleming and Morgan Lambert were the honorees from UE.
“I am extremely proud of what these four ladies were able to accomplish in the classroom,†UE head coach Mat Mundell said. “High academics are what Evansville is all about. We were on the road a lot last season so to me that makes this even more special”.
NCAA Division I, with 1,554 honorees, had the most student-athletes with a 3.5 grade-point average or higher, while 1,018 in Division III earned recognition, followed by 833 Division II student-athletes. High School weighted and High School unweighted posted 691 and 627 honorees apiece. NAIA amassed 410 recipients and Junior College totaled 360.
Nine MVC schools had a total of 66 individuals earning NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards. Southern Illinois had the most of an MVC team with 11 while Wichita State had ten on the list and Missouri State with nine.
All-America Scholar Athletes – UE Individuals
Mariah Ferguson, UE
Samantha Fleming, UE
Mickaela Fleming, UE
Morgan Lambert, UE
