FERRIS STATE SOFTBALL RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Bulldogs Among National Fastpitch Coaches Association's Top Academic Teams
 | Katie Kraai was among seven 2007 Ferris State Softball student-athletes named as a NFCA Scholar Athlete. |
The 2007 Ferris State University softball team has placed 43rd nationally in NCAA Division II among the top 2006-07 National Fastpitch Coaches Association's (NFCA) All-Academic Teams, which was recently released by the NFCA.
The Bulldogs registered a 3.199 team grade point average for the 2006-07 academic year to finish 43rd place of 61 listed teams in NCAA Division II. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) earned top honors for the second consecutive year with a 3.633 team gpa while Emporia (Kan.) State took runner-up honors for the second straight time after posting a 3.631 team gpa. Rounding out the top five were Lewis (Ill.) with a third-place 3.570 team gpa while Grand Valley State and C.W. Post (N.Y.) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Grand Valley State produced a 3.507 gpa while C.W. Post recorded a 3.490 gpa.
Besides Ferris State and Grand Valley State, other Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) member schools represented in the national academic rankings were Findlay (31st - 3.287 gpa) and Wayne State (34th - 3.259 gpa).
The selection of the NFCA All-Academic teams is based upon cumulative grade point averages (GPA) submitted by NFCA-member head coaches for the 2006-07 academic year. Along with the teams, the NFCA recognized over 2,500 scholar-athletes who registered better than 3.5 GPAs last year. The NFCA is the professional growth organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play.
Seven student-athletes on the 2007 FSU Softball Team were selected as NFCA Scholar-Athletes. Amber Bergman (Howard City/Tri-County), Holly Bruntjens (Gladstone), Danicia Braun (Bark River/Escanaba), Laura Crower (Midland), Megan Brink (Vicksburg), Katie Kraai (Zeeland), and McKenzie West (Jenison) were Ferris State's representatives.
Ferris State, which posted a 31-17 overall record for the 2007 season and qualified for the NCAA-II Great Lakes Region Tournament for the second time in the last three seasons, will open its 2008 schedule March 8-15 at the annual Florida Rebel Spring Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla.
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