May 30, 2011

Alyssa Dunn and Annie Thompson Honored as Capitol One Academic All-Americans

 

Saint Joseph's College senior first baseman Alyssa Dunn has garnered College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/Capital One Softball Academic All-America® Second Team honors. Dunn, a Pre-Medicine major with a 3.87 GPA and four-year starter for the Monks' softball program, is the first individual in SJC Athletics history to receive an Academic All-America accolade. Dunn was listed on the Academic All-District Team three times during her career, as she claimed Third Team honors as a sophomore, Second Team accolades as a junior, and First Team mention this spring. 

A two-sport athlete and four-year starter for the SJC field hockey and softball programs, Dunn has played in 241 athletic contests in her collegiate career. A proven winner, Dunn helped lead her teams to an impressive 178-74 (.706) combined record, including an otherworldly 98-20 (.831) mark in conference play. Her squads advanced to the conference tournament six times and played in four ECAC New England Regional Tournaments.

The Capital One Academic All-America® honor is the 22nd accolade of Dunn's brilliant two-sport career. She has collected 11 academic awards, including three National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Academic Team accolades and two GNAC All-Academic honors. Unquestionably one of the finest athletes at Saint Joseph's, Dunn – the 2011 SJC Athletics Female Student-Athlete of the Year and Co-Female Athlete of the Year - has collected five All-Conference awards and five All-Tournament honors in her career as well.

Dunn completed her athletic career on a high note, as she helped lead the SJC softball team to the program's first GNAC Championship and subsequent NCAA Tournament appearance this spring. In 47 starts for the Monks, Dunn hit .384 (58-151) with 28 runs, 11 doubles, six home runs and 34 RBI en route to earning the third All-Conference honor of her softball career.

In her career, Dunn batted .382 (191-500) with 78 runs, 44 doubles, 13 home runs and 123 RBI in 163 games. She finished her career ranked second in team history in games and hits, third in at bats and home runs, and fourth in doubles and RBI.

Simmons College senior shortstop Annie Thompson has also earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/Capital One Softball Academic All-America® Third Team honors. Thompson, an International Relations major with a 3.60 GPA and four-year starter for the Sharks' softball program has had quite a career and senior season.

The Capital One Academic All-America® honor is another accolade of Thompson's impressive softball career. She was named the 2011 GNAC Player of the Year, collected four all-conference and academic all-conference honors, and three National Fastpitch Coaches Association Academic All-American awards. Additionally, she was named as the Simmons' Athlete of the Year and a NEISCA First Team selection this year.

Thompson was a key contributer in the Sharks' success this season, earning them a top regular season finish and a bid to the ECAC Tournament. She tallied a .576 overall batting average with an astonishing .610 conference average with 39 RBI in the lead-off position. The tri-captain manufactured a .848 slugging percentage with 72 hits, and led the GNAC in batting average, runs scored, hits, and on base percentage. Thompson concluded the season ranked fourth in NCAA D.III for batting average but previously held the number one spot. Additionally, she anchored the Sharks defense at shortstop, starting in all 36 games while only committing seven errors.

Athletes are selected for academic acclaim by CoSIDA members and the District 1 area includes colleges and universities in New York and New England. The College Division encompasses all DII and DIII institutions in those states.

2011 Capital One Academic All-America®

College Division Softball Team as selected by CoSIDA

 

FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name                       School                    Dist.  Cl.    Hometown               G.P.A. Major

P     Stephanie Geer         SUNY-Brockport          I     Sr.    Binghamton, N.Y.     3.91      Chemistry

P     Katie Goetzinger (2)  Wayne State              VII    Sr.    Harlan, Iowa              3.75      App. Human & Sport Phys.

C     Kelsey Kittleson        Luther                        VII    Jr.    St. Ansgar, Iowa       4.00      Biology

INF  Alix Dean (2)             Angelo State              VI    Sr.    Collinsville, Texas     3.94      Psychology

INF  Emily Monteith          Anderson (SC)            III    Sr.    Clover, S.C.              4.00      Kinesiology

INF  Jordan Reynolds      Olivet Nazarene           V     Jr.    Metamora, Ill.            3.97      Business Administration

INF  Stephanie Sullivant   Central Methodist       VII    Sr.    Liberty, Mo.              4.00      Business Management

OF   Erin Bohlmann          Morningside               VII    Sr.    Denison, Iowa           4.00      Elementary Education

OF   Tanya Davis (3)         Baldwin-Wallace         IV    Sr.    Hinckley, Ohio          3.97      Athletic Training

OF   Rachel MacBeth        DePauw                     V     Jr.    Indianapolis, Ind.      3.96      Biochemistry

DP   Marianne Specker     Brandeis                     I     Jr.    S. Windsor, Conn.    3.92      Psychology

 

 

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name                       School                    Dist.  Cl.    Hometown               G.P.A. Major

P     Kristen Rigsbee        Ouachita Baptist         VI    Sr.    Frisco, Texas            4.00      Business, Accounting

P     Claire Voris               Washington (Mo.)       VII    Sr.    Barrington, Ill.           3.78      Anthropology

C     Nicole Dimiceli          Judson (Ill.)                V    Sr.    Itasca, Ill.                  3.79      Physical Education

C     Amy Madden            Southern Nazarene     VI    Jr.    Bethany, Okla.          4.00      Biology, Chemistry

INF  Diane Blommel         Minnesota-Morris        V    Sr.    Grey Eagle, Minn.     3.83      Financial Management

INF  Sarah Budz               Dominican (Ill.)            V     Jr.    Orland Park, Ill.         3.77      Nutrition & Dietetics

INF  Alyssa Dunn             St. Joseph’s (Maine)    I     Sr.    Standish, Maine        3.87      Pre-Medicine

INF  Allie Kolezynski        Chowan                      III     Jr.    Strongsville, Ohio     3.97      Business

OF   Ashton Brey             East Texas Baptist     VI    Jr.    Lindale, Texas          4.00      Secondary Education / Spanish

OF   Casey Clarridge        Otterbein                    IV    Jr.    Marysville, Ohio        3.87      History

OF   Sarah Hayslip           Arkansas-Monticello   VI    Sr.    Houston, Texas        3.94      Business Administration

DP   Catherine Reeves      California Baptist       VIII   Sr.    Corvallis, Ore.           4.00      Education

 

THIRD TEAM

Pos. Name                       School                    Dist.  Cl.    Hometown                 G.P.A. Major

P     Kendra Huettl            Minnesota St. Mankato   V     Jr.    N. Mankato, Minn.      3.99      Nursing

P     Katie Warrington       Wilmington (Del.)        II    So.   Townsend, Del.          4.00      Sports Management

INF  Ashley Brewer           Muhlenberg                 II     Sr.    Somerset, N.J.           3.47      Chemistry

INF  Chelsie Hilbourn        Newberry (S.C.)          III    Sr.    Loris, S.C.                 4.00      Sports Management

INF  Marcia Kennedy        Nebraska Wesleyan    VII    Sr.    Omaha, Neb.              3.66      Athletic Training

INF  Annie Thompson       Simmons                    I     Sr.    Pacific  Palisades, Cal.  3.60      International Relations

INF  Nathalie Timmermans Oklahoma City          VI    Jr.    Oldenzaal, Netherlands 3.90      Biomedical Science

OF   Brittany Boeshore     Emory                        III    Sr.    Suwanee, Ga.             3.94      Medical Imaging

OF   Sydney Marquardt    St. Thomas (Minn.)      V    Sr.    Regina, Sask., Can.    3.55      Economics, Intl. Business

OF   Nicolina Veneziano    Rowan                        II     Jr.    Bloomfield, NJ           3.78      Health & Exercise Science

DP   Angela Comer           Northwood (Mich.)      IV    Sr.    Brownsburg, Ind.        3.84      Entert.Sport Promotion Mgmt.

 

Capital One Academic All-American of the Year:  Kelsey Kittleson, Luther

 

 

 

(2)  Capital One Academic All-America 1st team selection in 2010

(3)  Capital One Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2010