FRISCO, Texas - Nicholls State University softball sophomore
Kennedy Hebert and redshirt freshman
Allie Amerson have been named to the 2020 Southland Conference Softball All-Academic Teams, as the league office announced Wednesday its all-academic honorees.
Hebert was a first-team selection while Amerson was named second team. Under head coach
Angel Santiago, the Colonels have had at least two Southland all-academic selections for six consecutive seasons.
A native of Morgan City, Hebert has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average as an accounting major. She put together a breakout sophomore year, hitting .359 with four home runs and 13 RBIs. In 26 games, Hebert totaled nine multi-hit games, including one with three hits. One of her best games came in the victory over Purdue where she had a double and a homer. In the abbreviated season, she tied for third in the Southland in home runs and was tied for fifth in hits.
Amerson posted a 3.92 GPA as a biology pre-med/pre-dentistry student. In her first season on the field, the Springfield native started 17 of 18 games played at shortstop. She hit .211 with eight hits, one home run, two doubles, and had five RBIs.
The All-Academic teams are voted on by head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance staff members from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection, excluding pitchers. Nominees who were also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District teams are automatically named Southland All-Academic honorees.
The Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 13 member schools, votes for the Student-Athlete of the Year. The Southland Student-Athlete of the Year award is presented to one student-athlete who achieves excellence in both academics and athletics. All nominees must have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
2020 Softball Student-Athlete of the Year: Megan McDonald, Sam Houston State
2020 Southland Conference Softball All-Academic Teams
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Institution |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Samantha Bradley 2 |
Abilene Christian |
R-Jr. |
Azle, Texas |
3.86 |
Mathematics |
| Reagan Sperling |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
Sherwood, Ark. |
3.85 |
Education |
| Tylar Vernon |
Central Arkansas |
So. |
Pangburn, Ark. |
4.0 |
Family and Consumer Science |
| Caitlyn Brockway |
Houston Baptist |
So. |
Tomball, Texas |
3.58 |
Psychology |
| Jade Lewis # |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Mont Belvieu, Texas |
4.0 |
Exercise Science |
| Alayis Seneca |
McNeese |
So. |
The Woodlands, Texas |
4.0 |
H&HPE (Sports and Wellness) |
| Kennedy Hebert |
Nicholls |
So. |
Morgan City, La. |
4.0 |
Accounting |
| Elise Vincent 2 |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Maurice, La. |
3.93 |
Biology |
| Kaitlyn St. Clair 2 |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Cypress, Texas |
4.0 |
Psychology |
| Megan McDonald ^, 2 |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
Georgetown, Texas |
3.80 |
Public Administration |
| Madisen Blackford 2 |
Southeastern La. |
Jr. |
Des Moines, Iowa |
3.67 |
Accounting |
| Ashley Kriesel |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
3.28 |
Health Science |
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| Second Team |
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Institution |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Kayla Crutchmer |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
3.12 |
Education |
| Jordan Johnson |
Central Arkansas |
So. |
Paola, Kan. |
3.86 |
Undeclared |
| Heidi Jaquez |
Houston Baptist |
Sr. |
Wharton, Texas |
3.83 |
Wellness Management |
| Renee Hoffman |
UIW |
So. |
Clinton, Mich. |
3.83 |
Biochemistry |
| Shannon Klaus 2 |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Cedar Creek, Texas |
3.71 |
Exercise Science |
| Mackenzie Savage |
Lamar |
So. |
Alvin, Texas |
4.0 |
Biology |
| Lauren Brown |
McNeese |
Gr. |
Denham Springs, La. |
4.0 |
Political Science/Criminal Justice |
| Cori McCrary |
McNeese |
Sr. |
McCarley, Miss. |
3.38 |
General Studies |
| Allie Amerson |
Nicholls |
So. |
Springfield, La. |
3.92 |
Biology Pre-Med/Pre-Dentistry |
| Tiffany Thompson 3 |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Texas |
3.82 |
Public Health: Pre-Nursing |
| Bailey White |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
Burleson, Texas |
3.97 |
General Business |
| Marisa Arriaga |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jr. |
Cedar Hill, Texas |
3.75 |
Biology |
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^ - 2020 Southland Softball Student-Athlete of the Year
2 - Two-time All-Academic selection
3 - Three-time All-Academic selection
# - CoSIDA Academic All-District
