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Softball Earns NFCA Scholar Team Award

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced their Scholar Team Awards for the 2011-12 academic year with Siena Heights being honored as a top 15 team in the NAIA.

The Saints earned a 3.36 team GPA to claim the 14th spot on the list of NAIA teams.

NAIA All-Academic Teams

Rank
School
Head Coach
GPA
1 Spring Arbor University Deb Thompson 3.586
2 University of Saint Mary Lori Lorenzen 3.549
3 Bethel College Megan Smalley 3.534
4 Mount Marty College Albert Fernandez 3.489
5 Central Methodist University pat reardon 3.48
6 Davenport University Ronda Varnesdeel 3.455
7 William Carey University Wendy Hogue 3.443
8 Bethel University Larry Geraldi 3.43
9 Olivet Nazarene University Ritchie Richardson 3.424
10 Madonna University Al White 3.42
11 Saint Xavier University Myra Minuskin 3.39
12 Hannibal-LaGrange University Dan Hurst 3.386
13 Columbia College Wendy Spratt 3.38
14 Siena Heights University Laura Klutsarits 3.36
15 William Woods University Tracy Gastineau 3.3576
16 Missouri Baptist University Craig Walston 3.348

Oklahoma Baptist University Pam Fink 3.348
18 Evangel University Jerry Breaux 3.33
19 Grand View University Lou A. Yacinich 3.3

Wm Penn University Mike Christner 3.3
21 Indiana Tech Becky Norris 3.29
22 Eastern Oregon University Aaron Jackson 3.288

Trevecca Nazarene University Ben Tyree 3.288
24 Ashford University Kevin Jannusch 3.25
25 Faulkner University Hal Wynn 3.219
26 University of South Carolina Beaufort Ty Rietkovich 3.215
27 Peru State College Mark Mathews 3.197

Vanguard University of Southern California Beth Renkoski 3.197
29 Southern Wesleyan University Anna Ball 3.097
30 Lee University Emily Russell 3.091
31 Auburn University Montgomery Chris Wilcoxson 2.97