ESU softball team named to Academic top 10
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Emporia State softball team is ranked fifth in the the All-Academic top ten teams by the fast pitch coaches for the 2007-08 school year.
The Hornets have been ranked as a top five academic team in all of Kristi Bredbenner’s three years as the head coach. Bredbenner also took the Hornets to the national championship game last season.
ESU players Samantha Sheeley, April Huddleston and Miranda Campbell all earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors last season. Campbell, Huddleston, Jennifer Dace, Abby Smith and Jessie Wiard earned Academic All-MIAA honors for posting a 3.50 cumulative GPA and being named All-MIAA on the field. Eight Hornets were named to the MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
NFCA Girls Got Game Top Ten All-Academic Teams NCAA Division II
1. Grand Canyon University 3.680
2. Grand Valley State University 3.575
3. Southeastern Okla. State University 3.482
4. Lewis University 3.428
5. Emporia State University 3.416
6. Tiffin University 3.412
7. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3.409
8. Rockhurst University 3.406
9. Quincy University 3.388
10. Chowan University 3.380
10. Barry University 3.380
ESU Academic Rankings under Kristi Bredbenner
2008 — 5th at 3.416
2007 — 2nd at 3.631
2006 — 2nd at 3.540