Horizon League Announces 2023 Valeo #HLSB All-Academic Team
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS (May 5, 2023) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League released its 2023 Valeo Softball All-Academic Team on Friday. A total of 17 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team while two more were tabbed as honorable mentions in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives.
The Valeo All-Academic Team and Honorable Mention Team are comprised of student-athletes from all nine League institutions that sponsor softball. Green Bay and RMU led the League with three All-Academic Team selections each while IUPUI, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State all placed two total student-athletes on the team. Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy and Oakland had one student-athlete named to the All-Academic Team.
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team’s overall contests or 20 percent of overall contests for pitchers. An Honorable Mention is awarded to student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the All-Academic team.
2023 Valeo #HLSB All-Academic Team
Jenna Deang, Cleveland State
Kara Wolfbauer, Detroit Mercy
Brittany Baneck, Green Bay
Tiffany Giese, Green Bay
Samantha Saloun, Green Bay
Kendal Calvert, IUPUI
Jaida Speth, IUPUI
Alicia Flores, Northern Kentucky
Ella LeMonier, Northern Kentucky
Sydney Campbell, Oakland
Taryn Jenkins, Purdue Fort Wayne
Brooke Wintlend, Purdue Fort Wayne
Jane Garver, RMU
Anna Resnik, RMU
Dana Vatakis, RMU
Jillian Jakse, Youngstown State
Megan Turner, Youngstown State
Honorable Mention Team
Jenna Watts, Cleveland State
Julia Ehrman, RMU