Alexander Earns Academic All-America Honors
Jane Alexander was named Co-Ivy League Player of the Year as
a senior (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior shortstop Jane Alexander
of the Harvard softball team has been named to the Capital One 2012
Academic All-America Division I softball team, the organization
announced Thursday. Alexander is the only player from the Ivy
League to earn the accolade, and one of just three players from a
Northeast school.
The Palo Alto, Calif., native earned a spot on the Academic All-America third team after receiving Academic All-District first team honors earlier this year. She boasts a 3.49 grade-point average as a psychology concentrator at Harvard.
Alexander, the Ivy League Co-Player of the Year, saved her breakout year for her senior season. The top hitter on the league’s top offensive team, she led the Ivy League with 60 hits on the year and also tied for the top mark in total bases (90), while placing second in runs scored (32), tied for first in doubles (13) and first in triples (4). She started every game this season at shortstop and led the Crimson to a berth in the NCAA regional final for the first time in school history.
For more details on the Capital One Academic All-America team, visit the CoSIDA website here.
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Hillary Bach Arizona State Gr. Tulsa, Okla. 3.71 MBA
P Ashley Brignac (1) Louisiana Gr. River Ridge, La. 4.00 Exercise science
C Jenna Marston Missouri Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.98 Industrial engineering
IF Katelyn Boyd (3) Arizona State Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 3.72 Family & human development
IF Raven Chavanne (1) Tennessee Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. 3.89 Political science
IF Jennifer Colquhoun Lehigh Sr. Oak Park, Calif. 3.77 Biochemistry
IF Alicia Herron Ohio State Sr. Cypress, Calif. 3.75 Speech & hearing science
OF Kayla Braud (1) Alabama Jr. Eugene, Ore. 3.92 Public relations
OF Mallory Duran-Sellers (2) Southern Illinois Sr. Windsor, Colo. 4.00 English education
OF Leah Taylor Tennessee Martin Jr. Brownsville, Tenn. 3.96 Marketing
DP Bailey Wigness Arizona State So. Casa Grande, Ariz. 4.00 Political science/communication
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Ellen Renfroe Tennessee So. Jackson, Tenn. 3.75 Psychology
P Chelsea Thomas Missouri Jr. Pleasantville, Iowa 3.48 Biology
C Kelsey Horton Florida Jr. Valrico, Fla. 3.70 Nutritional sciences
IF Jackey Branham Alabama Jr. Troy, Mo. 4.00 Secondary education (science)
IF Chelsea Garcia (1) Oklahoma State Sr. Moore, Okla. 3.97 Secondary education (math)
IF Cassie Reilly-Boccia Alabama Sr. Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 3.75 Human performance exercise sci.
IF Stacie Toney Brigham Young Sr. Farmington, Utah 3.77 Elementary education
OF Ashley Fleming Missouri Sr. Silex, Mo. 3.78 Journalism
OF Annie Lockwood Arizona State Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 3.76 Special education / sociology
OF Michelle Moultrie Florida Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 3.35 Business administration
DP Jill Jelnick East Carolina So. Aliso Viejo, Calif. 4.00 English education
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Jen Mineau (3) Fordham Sr. Schaghticoke, N.Y. 3.70 Visual Arts
P Stephanie Ricketts Hawai‘i Sr. San Jose, Calif. 3.35 Psychology
C Holley Gentsch (2) Texas Tech Sr. Hewitt, Texas 3.96 Sociology
C Vicky Rumph Youngstown State Jr. Mount Forest, Ontario 3.85 Chemistry
IF Jane Alexander Harvard Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. 3.49 Psychology
IF Lexy Bennett Texas Sr. Kingwood, Texas 3.35 Physical culture & sports
IF Kaelene Curry (2) UMKC Sr. Downers Grove, Ill. 3.93 Psychology
IF Coryn Schmit Illinois Chicago Jr. Hawthorn Woods, Ill. 4.00 Kinesiology / movement sciences
OF Allie Cashion Appalachian State Jr. Waxhaw, N.C. 3.74 Actuarial science
OF Alex Helfrich Akron Sr. Grafton, Ohio 3.96 Education
OF Maggie Hull Kansas Jr. Lawrence, Kan. 3.74 Journalism / Spanish
DP Colleen Schneider Wright State Jr. Centerville, Ohio 3.93 Mechanical engineering
