(from GPAC office)
2009 GPAC Softball All-Conference Team Announced
The 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Softball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. This year's GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team, and an honorable mention list. Clarissa Eloge from Concordia University was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year while Kelly Sladek from Midland Lutheran College was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Pitcher-of-the-Year. Jessica Sitzmann from Morningside College and Tim Covey from Dordt College were named the 2009 Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Co-Coaches-of-the-Year.
FIRST TEAM:
Name | School | Position | Year | Hometown |
Kendall Burgess | Concordia | INF | Sr. | Houston, Tex. |
Clarissa Eloge | Concordia | INF | So. | Rising City, Neb. |
Kendra Klein | Morningside | INF | Sr. | Remsen, Iowa |
Stacey Paladino | Hastings | INF | Jr. | Omaha, Neb. |
Beth Richmond | Dana | INF | Sr. | Chariton, Iowa |
Sarah Seymour | Dordt | INF | So. | San Diego, Calif. |
Kelly Baumert | Morningside | P | Jr. | Omaha, Neb. |
Kelly Sladek | Midland Lutheran | P | Jr. | Cordova, Neb. |
Chelsey Woodside | Hastings | P | Jr. | Columbus, Neb. |
Cara DeStigter | Morningside | DP | Sr. | Sioux City, Iowa |
Nicole Baker | Concordia | OF | So. | Arvada, Colo. |
Jenna Holt | Midland Lutheran | OF | Jr. | Omaha, Neb. |
Mindy Nguyen | Doane | OF | Sr. | Fremont, Neb. |
Kayla Peltz | Hastings | OF | Sr. | Loveland, Colo. |
Whitney Poole | Doane | OF | Jr. | Holtville, Ala. |
Christy Kobza | Doane | UT | Jr. | Lincoln, Neb. |
Steph Baltazor | Hastings | C | Sr. | Salina, Kan. |
Lenae Krysak | Dana | C | So. | Omaha, Neb. |
SECOND TEAM:
Name | School | Position | Year | Hometown |
Tiffany Bonifacio | Dakota Wesleyan | INF | Fr. | Lahaina, Hawaii |
Sara Bunn | Midland Lutheran | INF | Sr. | Fremont, Neb. |
Tana Colt | Briar Cliff | INF | So. | Akron, Iowa |
Laura Fugate | Concordia | INF | Jr. | North Platte, Neb. |
Amber Remmers | Doane | INF | Sr. | Wahoo, Neb. |
Jessie Smith | Midland Lutheran | INF | Jr. | North Platte, Neb. |
Camille Cruz | Briar Cliff | P | Jr. | Gregory, Texas |
Mindy Schoop | Dana | P | Sr. | Johnston, Iowa |
Nicole Sempek | Concordia | P | Fr. | Columbus, Neb. |
Jenna Turner | Nebraska Wesleyan | DP | So. | Norfolk, Neb. |
Lindy Bohlmann | Dana | OF | Sr. | Denison, Iowa |
Dani Bryant | Nebraska Wesleyan | OF | Fr. | Lincoln, Neb. |
Rachel Harris | Northwestern | OF | So. | Akron, Iowa |
Marcia Kennedy | Nebraska Wesleyan | OF | So. | Omaha, Neb. |
Natalie Meduna | Midland Lutheran | OF | Jr. | Weston, Neb. |
Amber Soodsma | Dordt | UT | So. | Hudsonville, Mich. |
Charlotte Kaeding | Concordia | C | Sr. | Westminster, Colo. |
Alyssa Ledon | Doane | C | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Clarissa Eloge, Concordia
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR: Kelly Sladek, Midland Lutheran
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS CO-COACHES-OF-THE-YEAR: Jessica Sitzmann, Morningside and Tim Covey, Dordt
HONORABLE MENTION:
BRIAR CLIFF: Reagon Anthony, Amanda Arens, Tarah Colt, Jessica Horton
DAKOTA WESLEYAN: Nicole Haley, Brandi Nekrassoff, Jackie Pugilese, Ekekela Watson
DANA: Brianne Nutty
DOANE: Jennifer Montoya
DORDT: Jaci Ver Mulm
HASTINGS: Tara Tobiasson
MIDLAND LUTHERAN: Rachel Theis
MORNINGSIDE: Kylie Helmink
MOUNT MARTY: Lexi Cihak, Katrina Kirby,
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN: Alysia Wittmack, Kelsey Worley
NORTHWESTERN: Glory Benson, Sara Curry, Shelby Johnson
SIOUX FALLS: Monica Bloyer, Katie Farley, Lindsey Johnson