May 28, 2008
By Kyle Herm
www.SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois senior outfielder Krystal Stein was selected to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) on Wednesday.
Stein, from Nashville, Ill., posted a 4.0 cumulative grade point average in speech communication, in addition to leading the Salukis with 28 runs scored this season to cap off an impressive career on and off the field.
Stein, who was also named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team in 2006, became just the sixth Saluki softball student-athlete to be named to one of the three Academic All-America teams twice during her career.
She finished the 2008 season with a .243 batting average, and recorded 36 hits, three doubles, a triple and drove in six runs, while also being selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V First Team, Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team, and one of Southern Illinois' 25 Most Distinguished Seniors.
In addition to being a two-time Academic All-American in her career, Stein was chosen to the MVC Scholar Athlete First Team three times (2006-2008), and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V First Team twice (2006, 2008).
This is the sixth straight year the SIU Softball program has placed at least one student-athlete on an Academic All-America team.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
FIRST TEAM
University Division
Catcher - Chelsea Bramlett - MISSISSIPPI STATE - 3.82 - Physical Education
Infield - Jessica Chrabaszcz - DELAWARE STATE - 4.0 - Chemistry
Infield - Jessica Toocheck - KENT STATE UNIVERSITY - 3.90 - Special Education
Infield - Colleen McGlaughlin - IOWA - - 4.0 - Actuarial Science
Infield - Sara Dyer - TULSA - 3.94 - Communications
Outfield - Lisa Kingsmore - WINTHROP UNIVERSITY - 3.99 - Chemistry
Outfield - Lillian Hammond - TENNESSEE - 4.00 - Criminal Justice
Outfield - Amber Maisonet - ALBANY - 3.85 - Psychology
Pitcher - Angela Tincher - VIRGINIA TECH - 3.84 - Finance
Pitcher - Stacey Nelson - FLORIDA - 3.61 - Philosophy
Designated Player - Mary Beth Puccio - FORDHAM UNIVERSITY - 3.58 - Accounting
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SECOND TEAM
University Division
Catcher - Laura Matthews - DAYTON - 3.8 - Sports Management
Infield - Stephanie Fischer - TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY - 3.50 - Business
Infield - Brianna Bricker - ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY - 3.92 - Management Sciences
Infield - Beth Boden - TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY - 3.75 - Civil Engineering
Infield - Valerie Chapple - KANSAS - 4.0 - Secondary Education/Physics
Outfield - Jackie Vasquez - ARIZONA STATE - 3.65 - Special Education
Outfield - Kaitlin Cochran - ARIZONA STATE - 3.47 - Pre-Secondary Education-Math
Outfield - Ashton Payne - SOUTH CAROLINA - 3.98 - Biology
Pitcher - Megan Rhodes - TENNESSEE - 3.86 - Psychology
Pitcher - Tara Oltman - CREIGHTON - 4.0 - English / Secondary Education
Designated Player - Aimee Enzler - NORTH DAKOTA STATE - 3.81 - Physical Education/Adapted P.E.
THIRD TEAM
University Division
Catcher - Jessica DePippo - LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY - 3.77, 3.89 (grad) - Childhood Education
Infield - Allison Vallas - BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY - 3.95 - Exercise Science
Infield - Katie Miranto - CANISIUS COLLEGE - 3.65 - Finance
Infield - Charlotte Morgan - ALABAMA - - 3.75 - Exercise Sports Science
Infield - Whitney Haller - GEORGIA TECH - 3.91 - Industrial Engineering
Outfield - Krystal Stein - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - 4.0 - Speech Communication
Outfield - Brooke Lockhart - SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY - 4.0 - Mathematics
Outfield - Alessandra Giampaolo - MICHIGAN - 3.50 - Psychology
Pitcher - Michelle Moses - BROWN UNIVERSITY - 4.0 - Commerce, Organizations & Entrepreneurship
Pitcher - Molly Hill - NEBRASKA - 4.00 - Speech-Language Pathology
Pitcher - Lisa Sweeney - LEHIGH UNIVERSITY - 3.79 - History
Pitcher - Hayley Wiemer - BOWLING GREEN STATE - 4.0 - Secondary Education
Designated Player - Kat Krause - LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, IL - 3.82 - Psychology
