TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - When the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced the 2025 Academic All-District® Softball Teams, 34 student-athletes from Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) programs were among those recognized for their academic and athletic excellence.

The Academic All-District® Softball Teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes softball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced June 17, 2025.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.

To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District®, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's games. For pitchers, a student-athlete must have made at least 17 appearances OR pitched 35 innings.

A pair of PAC programs placed five players on the list, including Allegheny College and Waynesburg University. Bethany College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College and Washington & Jefferson College had four apiece on the team, while Geneva College and Grove City College both placed three on the list and Franciscan University and Westminster College had one each earn a spot on the team.

Of the 34 on the Academic All-District® Softball Team, 13 are will be included on the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration. Grove City and Waynesburg will have three each on the national ballot, while three programs will have two of their players up for Academic All-America® honors, including Allegheny, Bethany and Geneva and Thiel will have one player on the ballot.

In addition to their academic success, many of those honored were also standouts on the diamond. A total of 20 were recognized with All-PAC laurels this year, while three were named to the PAC Sportsmanship Team.

The complete list of student-athletes from the PAC to earn Academic All-District® laurels is below.
 

PAC Softball Academic All-District® honorees * = CSC Academic All-America® finalist (13) 1 = First Team All-PAC / 2 = Second Team / HM = Honorable Mention / S = Sportsmanship Team
Name	School	Yr.	Hometown/High School
Aleya Belardinelli* (1)	Allegheny	Sr.	Melbourne, Fla./West Shore
Olivia Devries* (1)	Allegheny	Sr.	Kent, Ohio/Field
Samantha Dzierba (S)	Allegheny	Sr.	Colden, N.Y./Orchard Park
Sofia Genareo (2)	Allegheny	Sr.	Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central
Madison Hulse	Allegheny	So.	San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo
Destiny Goodnight* (1)	Bethany	Grad.	Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline
Morgan Huey* (2)	Bethany	Grad.	Hermitage, Pa./Hickory
Victoria Wehrberger	Bethany	So.	Sebastian, Fla./Sebastian River
Katelyn Ziems	Bethany	Jr.	Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green
Emma Davis	Franciscan	So.	Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe
Julia Hart* (1)	Geneva	Grad.	Prospect, Pa./Slippery Rock
McKenzie Rapp (2)	Geneva	Jr.	Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Lexi Zanic* (1)	Geneva	Jr.	Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls
Noel Anthony* (2)	Grove City	Jr.	Clarion, Pa./Clarion
Brooke Brodie* (1)	Grove City	Sr.	Mogadore, Ohio/Mogadore
Maci Linhart* (2)	Grove City	Sr.	Columbiana, Ohio/Columbiana
Meghan Braun	Saint Vincent	Sr.	Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central
Mackenzie Favero (HM)	Saint Vincent	So.	Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area
Alyssa Henderson (1)	Saint Vincent	So.	Pleasantville, Pa./Chestnut Ridge
Shayna Perigo	Saint Vincent	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Kylie Heid	Thiel	Jr.	Monaca, Pa./Central Valley
Mackenzie Herman (HM)	Thiel	Sr.	Greenville, Pa./Reynolds
Becca Landis* (2)	Thiel	Sr.	Kinsman, Ohio/Matthews
Jensen Stehlik	Thiel	So.	Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Nordonia
Kyra Blauth (2)	W&J	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Taylor Dunn	W&J	So.	Washington, Pa./Trinity
Mirranda Rinehart	W&J	So.	Washington, Pa./Trinity
Aliya Schraeder (S)	W&J	Sr.	McDonald, Pa./South Fayette
Bella DeMark* (HM)	Waynesburg	Jr.	Carnegie, Pa./Bishop Canevin
Grace Higgins* (1)	Waynesburg	Sr.	Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan
Alyssa Rager	Waynesburg	Jr.	Washington, Pa./Trinity
Breanna Rice	Waynesburg	Sr.	Morgantown, W.Va./University
Sydney Wilson* (2/S)	Waynesburg	Sr.	Pentress, W.Va./Clay-Battelle
Ava Karpa (2)	Westminster	So.	Coraopolis, Pa./Moon