Softball's Siebert grabs Academic All-America honor

Posted: May 28, 2015

ORLANDO, Fla. – Carson-Newman utility infielder Elayna Siebert (Knoxville, Tenn.) has earned a spot on the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America first team to become the Eagle softball program's first academic All-American in a decade.

Siebert is the C-N softball program's fourth academic All-American, joining Amy McMahon (1994), Marci Mitchell (2002-03) and Haley Allen (2003-04).

An accounting major with a flawless 4.00 GPA, Siebert was one of just two juniors selected to the first team (along with Spring Hill's Caroline Sagrera).

She is the only player from the South Atlantic Conference to earn Academic All-America honors this year.

Siebert came on late to finish as the runner up to teammate Bre Lockett for the league's batting title with a .440 average (also good for 86^th in the nation). Siebert also earned first team all-conference and all-region honors as a freshman utility player.

In conference play only, Siebert is second in the league in HR (8), RBI (20) and total bases (50). She leads the league in conference play only with 19 runs scored.

Siebert put together the longest hitting streak of the season for an Eagle at 14 games. She has 17 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games.

Siebert matched the school record for double in a game with a three-double game against Mars Hill.

FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major

P Caroline Sagrera (+) Spring Hill Jr. Baton Rouge, La. 3.90 Pre-Health

P Katie Shockley Central Missouri Sr. Crocker, Mo. 4.00 Elementary Education

C Alyssa Calderon (3) Caldwell Sr. Fontana, Calif. 3.68 Psychology

INF MacKenzi Dorsam Southern Indiana Sr. Dubois, Ind. 3.65 Health Services

INF Christine Henderson Seton Hill Sr. Ligonier, Pa. 3.94 Elementary Education (Pre K-4)

INF Kendra Sancet (1) Texas Woman's Sr. Magnolia, Texas 3.93 Mathematics

INF Elayna Siebert Carson-Newman Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. 4.00 Accounting

OF Courtney Albritton Valdosta State Sr. Sycamore, Ga. 4.00 Middle Grades Edu. Math &

Science

OF Fran Johnson Valdosta State Sr. Macon, Ga. 4.00 Biology

OF Sydnee Weaver (1) Young Harris Sr. Sylvania, Ga. 4.00 Biology

DP McKenzie Rynard (3) Pittsburg State Sr. Raymore, Mo. 3.84 Psychology

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major

P Caitlyn Calhoun Valdosta State Jr. Hamilton, Ohio 3.66 Special Education

P Ashley Walker Winona State Sr. Shakopee, Minn. 3.87 Health Promotion Physical

Education

C Melissa Bell Minot State Sr. Belgrade, Mont. 3.78 Biology / Chemistry

INF Brianna Butler Missouri-St. Louis Sr. Troy, Ill. 3.52 Elementary Education

INF Ali Cygan Minot State Sr. Bozeman, Mont. 3.89 Physical Education &

Corporate Fitness

INF Andrea Klipsch (3) Truman State Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.88 Sociology / Anthropology

INF Taylor Zordel Emporia State Sr. Topeka, Kan. 3.97 Health Promotions

OF Kaylee Brunson (2) Central Oklahoma Sr. Tuttle, Okla. 3.90 Kinesiology

OF Cassandra Clayborne Bowie State Sr. Damascus, Md. 4.00 Biology

OF Autumn Suydam East Central Jr. Keller, Texas 4.00 Criminal Justice

DP Taylor Russell Indianapolis Sr. St. Charles, Ill. 3.41 Nursing

THIRD TEAM

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major

P Marisa Boyette Georgia College Jr. Marietta, Ga. 3.80 Economics & Accounting

P Ali Maloof Southern New Hampshire Sr. Norwood, Mass. 3.38 Psychology

C Ali Cermianra Cal State, East Bay So. Phoenix, Ariz. 3.61 Kinesiology

INF Stacey Herzog Slippery Rock Jr. Smethport, Pa. 4.00 Health & Physical Education

INF Cecelia Lykes Benedict Sr. Gaston, S.C. 4.00 Criminal Justice

INF Haley Richter St. Mary's (Texas) Gr. Hondo, Texas 3.94 Educational Leadership

INF Peyton Roth Armstrong State Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. 3.84 Health Science

OF Tracey Balinskas Molloy Jr. Edison, N.J. 3.71 Biology / Elementary

Education

OF Mo Hannan Southern New Hampshire Jr. Scarborough, Maine 3.79 Economics / Finance

OF Taylor Menhart Ashland Sr. Twinsburg, Ohio 3.50 Commercial Art

DP Paige Swantek LIU Post Jr. Smithtown, N.Y. 3.72 Speech-Language Pathology

Academic All-America® of the Year: Sydnee Weaver, Young Harris

(1) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II First Team selection in 2013-14

(2) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Second Team selection in 2013-14

(3) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Third Team selection in 2013-14

(+) - Capital One Academic All-America® College Division First Team selection in 2013-14

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April 17, 2015 C-N closes out regular season in Queen City

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April 15, 2015 C-N debuts in fourth in first region rankings

April 15, 2015 Precipitation pushes rivalry twinbill with Tusculum to Thursday

April 15, 2015 Williams, Taylor tabbed for Bojangles Athletes of the Week

April 14, 2015 Taylor nabs SAC Player of the Week honor

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April 9, 2015 Kranz, Dean among 25 finalists for NFCA Freshman of the Year

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April 8, 2015 Bryant, Howard tabbed for Bojangles Athletes of the Week

April 7, 2015 Lyons' pitching powers C-N into sole possession of first place with twinbill sweep at No. 21 Anderson

April 6, 2015 Eagles, No. 21 Trojans tangle for first place in SAC

April 4, 2015 Bulldogs blow by Eagles with shutout sweep

April 3, 2015 Eagles effort to continue winning ways at Wingate

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March 31, 2015 Siebert nets AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week honor

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March 26, 2015 Howard earns national honor from Women Play Ball

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March 24, 2015 Howard ropes in AstroTurf SAC pitcher of the week honor

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March 21, 2015 Eagles break out broomsticks with two, one-run wins over Catawba

March 20, 2015 Carson-Newman, Catawba clash at the Vick

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March 17, 2015 Eagles welcome Brevard for SAC home opener

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March 6, 2015 C-N heads down I-81 for Saturday matchup at King

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February 24, 2015 Eagles battle elements, Bobcats Wednesday

February 24, 2015 Dean hauls in SAC Pitcher of the Week honor

February 23, 2015 Softball doubleheader versus Concord rescheduled for April

February 21, 2015 Road trip to the Mountain State postponed for softball

February 19, 2015 Eagles set school record for runs scored in doubleheader sweep of Fort Valley State

February 18, 2015 Eagles look to address defense at Fort Valley State

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February 13, 2015 Errors exasperate Eagles at Erskine in doubleheader sweep

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February 10, 2015 Clark, Lockett tabbed for Bojangles Athletes of the Week

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February 9, 2015 Eagle softball adjusts dates with Fort Valley State

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February 6, 2015 Eagles crank open 2015 home slate with Bluefield State

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January 29, 2015 SAC coaches pick Eagles 4th in preseason poll

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January 21, 2015 Carson-Newman Softball Position Previews: The Outfielders

January 19, 2015 Carson-Newman Softball Position Previews: The Infield

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