Softball | August 6
DeKALB, Ill.—Twenty-six members of the 2024 Northern Illinois University softball program were recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and Easton for their academic success during the 2023-24 academic school year.
The 26 honorees are the most in NIU program history since the 2012-13 academic year.
Athletes that achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale are recognized as Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Over 8,000 student athletes across all Divisions (I, II, III, JC, NAIA) earned the recognition.
As a team, the Huskies ranked in the top-25 of Division I programs and were the second highest ranked-MAC team on the list.
NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar-Athletes
Hannah Bolly (Janesville, Wis./Parker)
Madison Carlson (South Beloit, Ill./South Beloit)
**
Avery Carnahan (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston)
*
Lily Cassell (LaGrange, Ohio/Keystone)
*
Fiona Crane (Evergreen Park, Ill./Mother McAuley)
*
Cara Cruthers (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin)
***
Emily Dato (Munster, Ind./Munster)
Kayla Estrada (Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King)
*
Emma Giese (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trail)
*
Rylie Hartman (Kankakee, Ill./Herscher)
*
Courtney James (Fishers, Ind./Fishers)
*
Trinity Jones Estrada (Sylmar, Calif./John F. Kennedy)
*
Madison Mathews (Yuma, Ariz./Cibola)
Tess Meyer (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township)
*
Claire Norred (Tipton, Ind./Tipton)
***
Delaney Ostrowski (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo)
*
Brianna Pechman (West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago Community)
Alana Powell (Chicago, Ill./Kenwood Academy)
**
Kacie Quick (Bloomington, Ill./Normal West)
Katy Ramage (Germantown Hills, Ill./Metamora Township)
*
Ally Rodriguez (Romeoville, Ill./Plainfield East)
**
Isabel Shafer (Dalton City, Ill./Mt. Zion)
*
Caitlyn Shumaker (Bellefontaine, Ohio/Bellefontaine)
*
Danielle Stewart (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East)
Jenna Turner (Marengo, Ill./Marengo)
Alanah Velaquez (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter)
*** 2021, 2022, 2023 honoree
** 2022 and 2023 honoree
* 2023 honoree
