DEKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois University softball player Jenny Van Geertry was named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District first team the College Sports Information Directors Association announced Thursday.
 
This is the first Academic All-District honor for the Huskie outfielder and the fifth for NIU. She joins Emily Naegele, who earned the honor in 2015 and 2016, Carly Norton, who was a 2011 honoree and 2017 second-team selection, Kayti Grable.
 
A second-team All-MAC selection, Van Geertry is batting a team-best .395 and leads the team in five other offensive categories. Starting all 52 games for the Huskies (22-30, 11-11), she has tallied team-highs in hits (62) in at bats (157) and runs scored (43). Her runs scored ranks third in the league, while her hits rank fourth.
 
Van Geertry, a Mokena, Ill. native, also has a team-leading .662 slugging percentage, tallying 24 extra base hits. She has a team-high 12 doubles and is second on the team in triples and home runs with six each. She has driven in 25 runs, which ranks fourth on the team.
 
Van Geerty and the Huskies face off against Toledo today in the 2018 MAC Softball Tournament. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT. Fans can watch all the action or follow on live stats on the MAC Tournament Central page. Live updates will also be available on Twitter through NIUScores.
 
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