LOUISVILLE, KY. (Oct. 7, 2016) — Our Lady of the Lake University's (OLLU) softball team has been named an Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NAIA All-Academic Team for the 2015-2016 season. This is the third consecutive year the team has received this recognition.
The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across seven membership divisions. NCAA Division I, with 1,240 honorees, had the most student-athletes with a 3.5 grade-point average or higher, while 1,124 in Division III earned recognition, followed by 963 Division II student-athletes. High School weighted and High School unweighted posted 618 and 512 honorees apiece. NAIA amassed 384 recipients and Junior College totaled 311.
The Saints' team GPA of 3.067 is the 31st best amongst NAIA schools recognized by the NFCA. OLLU is the only team out of the eight teams eligible in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) to be named All-Academic.