JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior first baseman Caitlyn Lance (East Ridge, Tenn.) has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team. Lance becomes the third C-N athlete to make an all-district team this academic year following C-N football's William Alderman and Curt Duncan.
Lance carries a 3.61 GPA as a biology and health professions major. She is a member of Alpha Chi and is a part of the top 10 percent of her class at Carson-Newman.
In addition, Lance is a member of Carson-Newman's Mortar Board, the school's senior honor society for service and leadership.
On the field, Lance is Carson-Newman's all-time career leader in putouts with 1,747. She only made 11 errors out of 1,833 total chances.
In her senior season, Lance hit .316 with 12 doubles, a triple and a home run. She set a career high with seven total bases in a win at Anderson and had 11 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games in her senior season.
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Natalie Klemann UNC- PEMBROKE Sr. Apex, N.C. 3.78 Criminal justice
P Carley Tysinger CATAWBA So. Lexington, N.C. 3.73 Chemistry
C Laura Jansky ANDERSON (SC) Sr. Kennesaw, Ga. 3.77 Kinesiology
IF Bri Cason ANDERSON (SC) Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 3.67 Education
IF Kaitlyn Cheek QUEENS (NC) Sr. Richmond, Va. 3.82 Biology
IF Caitlyn Lance CARSON-NEWMAN Sr. East Ridge, Tenn. 3.61 Biology & health professions
IF Cassie Ringstaff KING (TN) Sr. Richlands, Va. 3.66 Biology
OF Katie Brennan TUSCULUM Sr. Manassas, Va. 3.92 Sports science
OF Rebecca Martin ANDERSON (SC) Jr. Anderson, S.C. 3.84 Business
OF Brianna Mulkey LINCOLN MEMORIAL Sr. Kettering, Ohio 3.42 Kinesiology
OF Sydnee Weaver YOUNG HARRIS Jr. Sylvania, Ga. 4.00 Biology
DP Kayla Saliga WINGATE Sr. Asheboro, N.C. 3.83 Chemistry