TOWSON, Md.—Barry University senior third baseman Sarah Broeseker added to her awards this spring when she was tabbed as a First-Team selection on the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II softball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2012-13 D-II Academic All-America teams program.
A biology (pre-med) major with a 3.67 G.P.A., Broeseker led the Buccaneers to a 34-20 record and the finals of the South Region 2 Tournament. Honored as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year after hitting .415 with 14 doubles, four triples and three home runs, she led the team with 37 runs batted in and 35 runs scored. Only the third Barry player to be named as SSC Player of the Year, she earned second-team All-SSC accolades as a sophomore and first-team notice as a junior.
Broeseker is the sixth Buccaneer to earn Academic All-America honors and the first First-Team selection since KD Smith in 2003.
FIRST TEAM | ||||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | G.P.A. | Major |
P | Jennifer DeMotte (1) | Indianapolis | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. | 3.83 | Entrepreneurship |
P | Katie Warrington (2) % | Wilmington (Del.) | Sr. | Townsend, Del. | 3.99 | Sports Management |
C | Amy Madden | Southern Nazarene | Sr. | Bethany, Okla. | 4 | Biology, Chemistry |
INF | Sarah Broeseker | Barry | Sr. | Palm Harbor, Fla. | 3.67 | Biology (pre-med) |
INF | Amy Dreessen | Southwest Minnesota St. | Sr. | Elkhorn, Neb. | 3.83 | Biology, Chemistry |
INF | Kacie Edwards (1) | Central Oklahoma | Sr. | Yukon, Okla. | 3.62 | Biology |
INF | Bailey Vrazel (2) | Texas Woman’s Univ. | Jr. | Danbury, Texas | 4 | Kinesiology |
OF | Jen Dixon | Minot State | Jr. | Brandon, Manitoba | 3.83 | Physical Education |
OF | Julie Plante (3) | Dominican (N.Y.) | Sr. | Swansea, Mass. | 3.85 | Social Science |
OF | Medora West | Central Missouri | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. | 4 | Safety Management |
DP | Katie Hines | Texas Woman’s Univ. | Jr. | Beaumont, Texas | 3.4 | Nutrition |
SECOND TEAM | ||||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | G.P.A. | Major |
P | Megan Butterworth | Molloy | Sr. | North Bellmore, N.Y. | 3.7 | Secondary Education |
P | Maddie Holub | Fort Hays State | Sr. | Hays, Kan. | 3.68 | Health & Human Perf. |
C | Kaylea Smith | Missouri Science & Tech | Sr. | Blue Springs, Mo. | 3.77 | Architectural Engin. |
INF | Kelsey Barak | Grand Canyon | So. | Fontana, Calif. | 3.92 | Pre-Physical Therapy |
INF | Stacey Klonowski | Northwood (Mich.) | Jr. | Canton, Mich. | 3.92 | Banking & Finance Mngmt. |
INF | Brynn Larsen | Concordia-St. Paul | Sr. | Oconto Falls, Wis. | 3.9 | Physical Health & Educ. |
INF | Alyssa Lemos | West Texas A & M | Jr. | Grapevine, Texas | 3.87 | Pre-Med |
INF | Samantha Scott | Gannon | Sr. | New Baltimore, Mich. | 3.61 | Legal Studies |
OF | Shelby Duff (2) | Armstrong Atlantic State | Sr. | Springfield, Ga. | 3.63 | Radiologic Sciences |
OF | Jayme Hefler (2) | Lewis University | Sr. | Glen Ellyn, Ill. | 3.72 | Athletic Training |
OF | Lacey Seidl | West Texas A & M | Sr. | Castle Rock, Wash. | 4 | Pre-Physical Therapy |
DP | Amy Dunleavy | Ferris State | Jr. | Canton, Mich. | 3.61 | Marketing |
THIRD TEAM | ||||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | G.P.A. | Major |
P | Kayla Cox | Tampa | Jr. | Riverview, Fla. | 3.52 | Communications |
P | Hope Spancake | California (Pa.) | Jr. | Pine Grove, Pa. | 3.84 | Comm. Disorders |
C | Rebecca Smith | East Stroudsburg | Jr. | Valatie, N.Y. | 3.9 | Health & Phys. Educ. |
INF | Kaitlyn Carey | West Virginia Wesleyan | Sr. | Orlando, Fla. | 3.7 | Chemistry |
INF | Nicolette Sinagra | Molloy | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3.89 | Speech-Language Path. |
INF | Chrissy Stalf | Humboldt State | Sr. | Oakley, Calif. | 3.3 | Child Development |
OF | Brittany Bucko (1) | Southern Connecticut | Sr. | Wallington, N.J. | 3.54 | Exercise Science |
OF | Amanda Burger | Rockhurst | Sr. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 3.97 | Spanish (pre-med) |
OF | Cassandra Clayborne | Bowie State | So. | Damascus, Md. | 4 | Biology |
OF | Claire Zampini | Grand Canyon | Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. | 3.53 | Pre-Physical Therapy |
DP | Kristina Hein | Lincoln (Mo.) | Sr. | Fulton, Mo. | 4 | Education |