WATERBURY, Conn. -- The bar for excellence has been set and it goes through Post University Softball. For the first time in program history, the Eagles have taken home the Easton/NFCA Team GPA Award for NCAA Division II teams, finishing first among 99 Division II teams, recording a team grade point average of 3.82 which is the second-highest in the history of the award. Urbana University holds the Team GPA Award record, setting the mark back in 2017-18 with a 3.84 average.
Just behind them in the chase for the accolade was University of Central Missouri, finishing with a 3.81 team GPA while Regis University (Colorado) placed third narrowly ahead of Tiffin University and University of Indianapolis with a 3.778 GPA while the latter two schools recorded 3.77 marks.
Post Softball joins the University of Bridgeport as the only other Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference to earn the distinction as the Purple Knights did so back in 2018-19 with a 3.776 team GPA. Last season's standings saw the Eagles place 10th overall with a 3.7 team GPA, meaning as a team they improved by 0.12 in their collective grade point average.
Additionally, 17 players on the Eagles' roster were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes including
Courtney Brobst,
Maddison Caldwell,
Julianna Cicala,
Caitlin DeAngelis,
Bailey Dickenson,
Brooke Dickenson,
Alyssa Hughes,
Brianna Hynds,
Carli Perruso,
Samantha Riccardulli,
Juliana Rigano, Jennifer Riquelme,
Leyri Rivera,
Makayla Roberts,
Emily Tarko,
Lily Tomasiello, and
Allyson Wallauer.
The full Division II list for the Easton/NFCA Team GPA Award and All-America Scholar Athletes are attached above.
