SAN BRUNO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference announced its 2017-18 Softball All-Academic Team. This season, eight honorees turned in a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

San Diego and Santa Clara led the way with four student-athletes represented on the team, followed by Brigham Young with three, Pacific and Saint Mary's with two and Loyola Marymount with one to round out the 16 spots on the All-Academic Team.

Multi-year recipients for academic achievement include a three-time selection in Pacific's Molly Bourne in addition to two-time selections in Loyola Marymount's Lindsey Matoi, Saint Mary's Katlyn Whitt, San Diego's Shannon McKeon and Taylor Spence and Santa Clara's Kelsie Barnard.

At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC- sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to her team.

2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name                           School                    Class       GPA       Major

Kelsie Barnard              Santa Clara                 Jr.          3.44         Chemistry

Molly Bourne                Pacific                        Sr.          3.38         Economics

Briielle Breland             BYU                           Sr.          3.55         Exercise Science

Madison Casiano          San Diego                Soph.       3.45         Visual Arts

Jordan Dawkins            Santa Clara                 Jr.          3.49         Communication

Hannah Gilliland           San Diego                  Sr.          3.48         Psychology

Aubree Kim                  Santa Clara              Soph.       3.53         Business

Bailey Lotz                   Saint Mary's                Jr.          3.30         Kinesiology: Health & Human Performance

Lindsey Matoi               Loyola Marymount       Sr.          3.67         Civil Engineering

Shannon McKeon         San Diego                   Jr.          3.68         International Relations

Hailey Reed                 Pacific                      Soph.       4.00         Business

Taylor Spence              San Diego                   Jr.          3.22         Psychology

Eleni Spirakis                Santa Clara              Soph.       3.94         Mechanical Engineering

Libby Sugg                   BYU                           Jr.          3.22         Exercise and Wellness

Brooke Vander Heide   BYU                        Soph.       3.62         Pre-Business

Kaitlyn Whitt                 Saint Mary's                Sr.          3.43         Justice, Community & Leadership

 

2018 WCC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION

Adele Elkind, Santa Clara; Delaney Heller, San Diego; Sarah Stone, San Diego; Halle Sullivan, Saint Mary's