CALDWELL SOFTBALL RANKS 13TH NATIONALLY IN GPA
10-9-07
CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team had the 13th-highest team
grade-point average among all NCAA Division II programs during the 2006-07
academic year, according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The
Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, posted a team GPA of 3.410, the
second-highest GPA in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and the
third-best in the Northeast
Region. Additionally, nine players had a GPA of 3.50 or higher to earn NFCA
Scholar-Athlete honors.
This is the second year in a row that the Cougars have been ranked 13th
nationally in team GPA, as the 2006 squad had 10 players achieve NFCA
Scholar-Athlete status. In 1996, Caldwell had the highest GPA among all NAIA
institutions. In 2004, the team received an award from the NCAA for having
the highest team GPA of the eight participants at the Women's College World
Series. In 2005, the Cougars ranked 29th in NCAA Division II and had nine
players earn NFCA Scholar-Athlete accolades.
The student-athletes who earned Scholar-Athlete honors in 2006-07 are Stacy Falkowski,
Nicole Webb, Alicia Langone, seniors
Nicole Bodrog (Mt. Laural, NJ/Lenape), Stephanie Brodo
(Belleville, NJ/Belleville) and Carrie Flasphaler (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads),
pictured, junior
Cecilia Goforth (Houston, TX/St. Agnes Academy), and sophomores
Sydney Day (Houston, TX/Stratford) and Kyrie Timbrook (Los Gatos,
CA/Los Gatos).
Last season the Cougars went 34-17 record and earned a share of their fourth
consecutive Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular-season title.
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