CORPUS CHRISTI – Sophomore Dani Tefft was named to the Southland Conference All-Academic Second Team, the league announced today. For Tefft, it marks her first all-academic honor in her career.
"We are very proud of the effort Dani gives us both on the field and in the classroom," head coach Stephanie Hughes said. "She has been a stellar student from day one and this recognition as academic all-conference shows the hard work she puts in daily in the classroom."
The Sugar Land, Texas, native achieved a 3.78 GPA while majoring in English and was a consistent leader in the Islanders' lineup. She finished second on the team with a .297 batting average while posting an Islanders' top 10 season-best of 14 stolen bases. The left-hander started in all 52 of the Islanders' games in left field and was second on the team with 26 runs.
Under Hughes, the Islanders have had three All-Academic honorees, with Tefft joining former Islanders Hannah Schwarz and Greta Cecchetti to the Southland All-Academic teams. Schwarz was named to the first team and Cecchetti to the second team in 2012 during Hughes' first season.
The all-academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance administrators from each Southland university. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all-academic squad.
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2014 Southland Conference Softball All-Academic Teams
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First Team
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Name
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University
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Class
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Alanna DiVittorio^,1,3,#,%
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McNeese State
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Sr.
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Harahan, La.
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3.81
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Civil Engineering
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Elizabeth Arana1,3,#,%
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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The Woodlands, Texas
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4.00
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Community Health
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Alyssa Coggins1,3,#
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Sam Houston State
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Gr.
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Sealy, Texas
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4.00
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Business Administration
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Katie Roux1,3,#
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McNeese State
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Sr.
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Denham Springs, La.
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4.00
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Health Education
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Brittany Virgoe1,2
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Northwestern State
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Jr.
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Anaheim, Calif.
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3.78
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Nursing/Psychology
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Jamie Allred1,#
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McNeese State
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So.
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Hallsville, Texas
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3.87
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Accounting
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Shalie Day1
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Stephen F. Austin
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Jr.
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Ashdown, Ark.
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3.63
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Kinesiology
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Kirsten Schwirtlich1
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Houston Baptist
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So.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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3.84
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Kinesiology/Wellness Management
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Tina Schulz1
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Lamar
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Sr.
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Spring, Texas
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3.44
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Hospitality Management
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Taylor Johnson1,#
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UIW
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Jr.
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Schertz, Texas
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3.99
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Biology
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Ashley Nolan1,#
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Abilene Christian
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Sr.
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Coppell, Texas
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3.87
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Early Childhood Education
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Tara McKenney3
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Northwestern State
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Sr.
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Red Oak, Texas
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3.41
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Communications
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Second Team
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Name
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University
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Class
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Lauren Langner2
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McNeese State
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Jr.
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Pearland, Texas
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3.50
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General Studies
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Carlie Thomas
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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Huntington, Texas
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3.43
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Nursing
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Kaylee Guidry
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Northwestern State
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Sr.
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Walker, La.
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3.30
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Communications
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Cali Burke2
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Northwestern State
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Sr.
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Mesquite, Texas
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3.36
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Psychology and Addiction Studies
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Shay Orsak
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Houston Baptist
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So.
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Katy, Texas
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3.54
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Management
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Shelby Lancaster2
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Sam Houston State
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Sr.
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Tomball, Texas
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3.44
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Kinesiology
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Cadie Weaver
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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Splendora, Texas
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3.88
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Professional Accountancy
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Dani Tefft
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A&M-Corpus Christi
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So.
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Sugar Land, Texas
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3.78
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English
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Kendall Stiefel
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Houston Baptist
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Sr.
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Katy, Texas
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3.84
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Education/Composite Social Studies
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Anna Jones
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Abilene Christian
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So.
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Wortham, Texas
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3.83
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Biology
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Emily Vincent
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McNeese State
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So.
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Sulphur, La.
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3.28
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Health and Human Performance
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Lyndi Smith
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Abilene Christian
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Sr.
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Uvalde, Texas
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3.24
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Psychology
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^2014 Southland Softball Student-Athlete of the Year
1Automatic Selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
3Three-time all-academic selection
#Capital One Academic All-District
%Capital One Academic All-America
