Softball | 8/27/2026 12:10:00 PM

TEMPE, Ariz. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) had 43 student-athletes recognized when the Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) recently announced their All-America Scholar-Athletes list.

A total of 8,850 collegiate student-athletes captured Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2025-26 academic year. NCAA Division I led the way with 2,637 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2025-26. NCAA Division III followed with 2,491 and NCAA Division II with 1,869.
 
The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories, with team GPAs and scholar-athletes being submitted by member head coaches.
 
Six PAC programs had players recognized on the Scholar-Athletes list, led by Washington & Jefferson College with 11 and Saint Vincent College with 10. Placing six on the list was Geneva College and Hiram College, while Franciscan University and Grove City College both had five honored.

In addition to the Scholar-Athlete laurels, three programs were recognized for posting a team GPA above 3.00 last year. Those programs included Saint Vincent (3.47), Geneva (3.45) and W&J (3.36).

The complete list of student-athletes from the PAC to earn Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete All-America recognition is below.
 

PAC 2025-26 Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete All-America Honorees (43)
Name	School	Hometown/High School
Emma Davis	Franciscan	Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe
Madison Kozares	Franciscan	Burgettstown, Pa./Burgettstown
Elizabeth Maxwell	Franciscan	Roswell, Ga./Seton Home Study
Lauren Pelletier	Franciscan	Martinsburg, W.Va./Homeschool
Janele Winner	Franciscan	Lovettsville, Va./Woodgrove
Aliya Ottaviani	Geneva	Beaver Falls, Pa./Riverside
Madison Rapp	Geneva	Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford
McKenzie Rapp	Geneva	Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Justine Robbins	Geneva	Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake
Kyra Wilcox	Geneva	Marion, Ohio/Elgin
Lexi Zanic	Geneva	Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls
Noel Anthony	Grove City	Clarion, Pa./Clarion
Zoie Bhat	Grove City	New Albany, Ohio/New Albany
Ellie Day	Grove City	New Marshfield, Ohio/Alexander
Sydney McBride	Grove City	Gainesville, Va./Battlefield
Elena Tylka	Grove City	Venetia, Pa./Peters Township
Sarah Ciereszewski	Hiram	New Philadelphia, Ohio/New Philadelphia
Avery Contini	Hiram	Dover, Ohio/Dover
Emrie Fink	Hiram	Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills
Hannah Marlow	Hiram	Hunstville, Ohio/Calvary Christian
Megan Moser	Hiram	Kent, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt
Hannah Schimmoeller	Hiram	Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor
Natalie Bizup	Saint Vincent	Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley
Eva Farone	Saint Vincent	Cicero, N.Y./Cicero North Syracuse
Mackenzie Favero	Saint Vincent	Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area
Alyssa Henderson	Saint Vincent	Pleasantville, Pa./Chestnut Ridge
Dakota Hershberger	Saint Vincent	Belleville, Pa./Mifflin County
Macie McHugh	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
Mya McHugh	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
Shayna Perigo	Saint Vincent	Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Lily Rush	Saint Vincent	Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central
Anita Szymoniak	Saint Vincent	Baden, Pa./Ambridge
Hannah Allen	W&J	Harrison City, Pa./Penn Trafford
Julia Depietro-Harvey	W&J	Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice
Deanna Gratton	W&J	Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
Anna Luxenberger	W&J	Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township
Madeline Luxenberger	W&J	Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township
Aliza Michielli	W&J	Allison Park, Pa./Hampton
Addison Reese	W&J	Mount Pleasant, Pa./Mount Pleasant
Mirranda Rinehart	W&J	Washington, Pa./Trinity
Macayle Thornhill	W&J	Warren, Ohio/Jackson-Milton
Kaylee Witner	W&J	Freeland, Pa./MMI Preparatory School
Haylee Young	W&J	Zanesville, Ohio/John Glenn