Softball squad ranked 21st on 2011 NFCA All-Academic Team list for 2011
By: Tim Glon
The Ohio Northern softball team was ranked No. 21 on the 2011 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic Team list.
As a squad, the Polar Bears achieved a 3.410 cumulative grade point average in 2010-11 to earn the honor.
ONU also led all Ohio Athletic Conference schools in team GPA and were sixth among schools that aprticipated in the 2011 NCAA III Tournament.
Individually, nine Polar Bears were named All-America Scholar Athletes by the NFCA.
Abbey Bensing, Bree Hiteshew, Lauren Hurd, Jackie Mangola, Carly McKenzie, Christin Miller, Maggie Molnar, Ashley Sujkowski and Michelle Sweet were all selected to the All-America Scholar Athlete team.
Ohio Northern will open its 2012 season under second-year head coach Kim Burke March 5-9 at the NTC Games in Clermont, Fla.