Ball State University Athletics
Softball Places Eight on Academic All-MAC Team
June 03, 2016 | Softball
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - The Ball State softball team placed eight student-athletes on the 2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team as announced today (June 3) by the league office.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for their particular sport, with an exception to the 50 percent rule being made for pitchers.
Two of the Cardinals' eight honorees pick up the award for the third consecutive season, with senior pitcher Kelsey Schifferdecker and senior utility player Sammi Cowger also earning the award in 2014 and 2015.
Ball State has four student-athletes earning the honor for the second straight season in junior infielder Amanda Arnett, senior shortstop Emily Dabkowski, junior outfielder Rachel Houck and junior outfielder India Steward.
The Cardinals also have a pair of first-time honorees in sophomore outfielder Elise Sandberg and sophomore pitcher Carolyn Wilmes.
The Ball State softball team finished the 2016 season with a 22-32 overall record, including an 8-16 ledger in MAC play.
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Ball State's 2016 Academic All-MAC Honorees
Amanda Arnett, Ball State, Junior, 3.537, Speech Language Pathology
Sammi Cowger, Ball State, Senior, 3.803, Sport Administration
Emily Dabkowski, Ball State, Senior, 3.411, Nursing
Rachel Houck, Ball State, Junior, 3.410, Accounting
Elise Sandberg, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.794, Biology
Kelsey Schifferdecker, Ball State, Senior, 3.973, Accounting
India Steward, Ball State, Junior, 3.716, Sport Administration
Carolyn Wilmes, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.571, Legal Studies
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