IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Five University of Iowa softball student-athletes earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2016-17 academic year.
Current student-athletes Allison Doocy, Sarah Kurtz, and Angela Schmiederer, as well as 2017 UI graduates Kaitlyn Mullarkey and Shayla Starkenburg, each earned the distinction with a 3.5-or-higher GPA.
A record 7,351 softball players across seven membership divisions earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2016-17 academic year.
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University of Iowa – NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes
Allison Doocy
Sarah Kurtz
Kaitlyn Mullarkey
Angela Schmiederer
Shayla Starkenburg