Cameron pitcher Carrie Harvey and Angelo State second baseman Alix Dean highlighted the Lone Star Conference North and South Division All-Academic teams, respectively; as the league’s annual softball academic awards were announced Thursday at the championship banquet.
Harvey claimed North Division Academic Player of the Year honors, while Dean was tabbed South Division Academic Player of the Year for the third straight year.
To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league’s sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement.
Joining Harvey on the North Division All-Academic Team was East Central’s Emily Kennemer and Nicole Sanchez, Midwestern State’s Megan Chartier, Southeastern Oklahoma’s Cassy Tice, Central Oklahoma’s Megan Bentley and Rachel Lowery and Northeastern State’s Lisa Ripperger and Kelsi Hilderbrandt.
On the South All-Academic Team along with Dean were West Texas A&M’s Christie Russell and Meghan Slattery, Tarleton State’s Brittany Dumas, Incarnate Word’s Kaylen Skinner and Mallory Henry, Texas Woman’s Lizzy Kelly and Jordan Readicker and Abilene Christian’s Shelby Hall.
2011 LSC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
NORTH DIVISION ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Carrie Harvey |
Cameron |
Jr. |
SP |
Accounting |
Burkburnett, Texas |
| Emily Kennemer |
East Central |
Jr. |
1B |
Kinesiology Educ. |
Mesquite, Texas |
| Megan Chartier |
Midwestern State |
So. |
OF |
Finance |
Gatesville, Texas |
| Nicole Sanchez |
East Central |
Sr. |
OF |
Kinesiology/AT |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Cassy Tice |
Southeastern Okla. |
Sr. |
OF |
Occ. Safety&Health |
Pampa, Texas |
| Megan Bentley |
Central Oklahoma |
Sr. |
OF |
Education |
Midwest City, Okla. |
| Rachel Lowery |
Central Oklahoma |
Jr. |
UT |
Nursing |
Muskogee, Okla. |
| Lisa Ripperger |
Northeastern State |
So. |
INF |
Accounting |
Jenks, Okla. |
| Kelsi Hilderbrandt |
Northeastern State |
So. |
C |
Medical Tech. |
Broken Arrow, Okla. |
LSC North Division Softball Academic Player of the Year: Carrie Harvey, Cameron
SOUTH DIVISION ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Alix Dean |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
2B |
Psychology |
Collinsville, Texas |
| Christie Russell |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
IF |
Marketing |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Meghan Slattery |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
OF |
Psychology |
Houston, Texas |
| Brittany Dumas |
Tarleton State |
So. |
C |
Marketing |
Crawford, Texas |
| Kaylen Skinner |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
C |
Kinesiology |
Spring Branch, Texas |
| Lizzy Kelly |
Texas Woman's |
So. |
UT |
Kinesiology |
Waco, Texas |
| Shelby Hall |
Abilene Christian |
So. |
P |
Political Science |
Ovilla, Texas |
| Jordan Readicker |
Texas Woman's |
So. |
3B |
Business Mgmt. |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Mallory Henry |
Incarnate Word |
So. |
OF |
Biology |
Centralia, Mo. |
LSC South Division Softball Academic Player of the Year: Alix Dean, Angelo State