Academic Honors: 2020-21 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes Reach New High… Top-10 Team GPAs Announced

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Over 8,800 student-athletes were named 2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes, the Association announced on Tuesday afternoon.

With the highest total in Association history, it marked the second consecutive year (2018-19) achieving the 8,000-plus plateau.

Macalester College (NCAA DIII) captured the top team GPA amongst college programs, while River Hill High School (Md.) and Lone Oak High School (Texas) posted the top marks in the weighted and unweighted high school categories in the Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team rankings for the 2020-21 school year.

Under the guidance of Jody Gabriel, the Scots posted a 3.905 GPA in the classroom. Mami Rosenbaum’s Hawks and Stephen Clayton’s Buffaloes led the way with 4.60 and 3.986 GPAs, respectively.

Jessica Allister’s Stanford University (3.846) squad is your top NCAA Division I program. Frostburg State (Bill Vasko) bested NCAA Division II with a 3.791 GPA, while Spring Arbor (Deb Thompson) posted a 3.78 GPA for tops in NAIA. Iowa Western Community College (NJCAA DI), under the direction of Ben Greer, led all two-year institutions with a 3.76 GPA.

The team rankings and individual honors are submitted by member head coaches and recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association’s membership categories.

NCAA Division III led the way with 2,375 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2020-21. NCAA Division I and Division II followed with 1,982 and 1,727 honorees. High School weighted and High School unweighted earned 831 and 679 distinctions. NAIA and two-year programs each amassed 643 and 594 recipients, respectively.

Individual Scholar-Athletes (click on links for lists)

NCAA DI | NCAA DII | NCAA DIII | NAIA | Two-Year | High School (weighted) | High School (unweighted)

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Top-10 Teams (click on links for lists)

NCAA Division I (Full List)
1. Stanford – 3.846; 2. Southern Illinois – 3.806; 3. Wisconsin Green Bay – 3.794; 4. Michigan State – 3.784; 5. Maine – 3.774; 6. Mount St. Mary’s – 3.737; 7. Hartford – 3.730; 8. Toledo – 3.708; 9. Saint Louis – 3.707; 10. Bowling Green – 3.704

NCAA Division II (Full List)
1. Frostburg State – 3.791; 2. Mercyhurst – 3.785; 3. Wayne State University – 3.772; 4. Upper Iowa – 3.764; 5. Trevecca Nazarene – 3.758; t6. UIndy – 3.740; t6. Sioux Falls – 3.740; 8. Emporia State – 3.719; 9. West Chester – 3.713; 10. Adelphi – 3.704

NCAA Division III (Full List)
1. Macalester – 3.905; 2. Johnson & Wales – 3.880; 3. MIT – 3.830; 4. Rhodes – 3.816; 5. Susquehanna – 3.814; 6. Middlebury – 3.800; 7. Wisconsin-Whitewater – 3.791; 8. Hamline – 3.781; 9. Kenyon – 3.780; 10. Haverford – 3.768

NAIA (Full List)
1. Spring Arbor – 3.769; 2. Central Methodist – 3.653; 3. Evangel – 3.647; 4. Siena Heights – 3.642; t5. Kentucky Christian – 3.640; t5. Missouri Baptist – 3.640; 7. Columbia College – 3.587; 8. Madonna – 3.540; 9. Briar Cliff – 3.531; 10. Milligan – 3.528

Junior Colleges (NJCAA DI, DII, DII, Cal JC, NWAC) (Full List)
1. Iowa Western CC – 3.830; 2. Itawamba CC – 3.761; 3. Kansas City Kansas CC – 3.690; 4. Wallace State CC – 3.630; 5. Gulf Coast State College – 3.628; 6. Seminole State College of Florida – 3.600; 7. Rock Valley College – 3.540; 8. Gordon State College (Ga.) – 3.528; t9. Mt. San Antonio College – 3.500; t9 North Platte CC – 3.500

High School (Unweighted) (Full List)
1. Lone Oak (Texas) – 3.941; 2. Kellenberg Memorial (N.Y.) – 3.889; 3. Loogootee Community (Ind.) – 3.865; 4. Apex Friendship – 3.863; 5. Topeka (Kan.) – 3.840; 6. Rochester Adams (Mich.) – 3.837; 7. West Monroe (La.) – 3.835; 8. Elysian Fields (Texas) – 3.829; 9. Cleveland Central (Miss.) – 3.820; 10. River Oaks (La.) – 3.796

High School (Weighted) (Full List)
1. River Hill (Md.) – 4.480; 2. York (Ill.) – 4.413; 3. Legion Collegiate Academy (S.C.) – 4.362; 4. Flower Mound (Texas) – 4.357; 5. DePaul Catholic (N.J.) – 4.166; 6. Saint Thomas Aquinas (Kan.) – 4.15; 7. H.L. Richards – 4.101; 8. South Stanly (N.C.) – 4.091; 9.West Henderson (N.C.) – 4.015; 10. Windham (N.H.) – 4.0001