Six Lady Bulldogs Earn MEAC Softball Academic Honors

May 15, 2023
Miranda Gonzales, Jade Hendricks, Kaylah Leslie, DeAsia Lowther, Marissa Marshall, and Amariya Thompson Miranda Gonzales, Jade Hendricks, Kaylah Leslie, DeAsia Lowther, Marissa Marshall, and Amariya Thompson

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced the 2023 Softball All-Academic Selections, honoring 74 student-athletes from the conference's eight softball-playing institutions who have achieved academic success.

MEAC sophomore, junior and senior student-athletes with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average (GPA), as well as transfer student-athletes who have been in residence at the institution for at least one year, are eligible for All-Academic accolades.

"I want to congratulate our softball student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom this season," MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said. "So much of the focus on intercollegiate athletics focuses on what happens on the field, what happens in the classroom is the ultimate goal, and these young ladies are to be commended for their accomplishments."

Listed below are the 2023 Softball All-Academic honorees (by institution):

Coppin State (3)

Vanessa Carrizosa, Avianna Peterson and Shawnee Ronyak

Delaware State (8)

Destiny Beckham, Emma Glawson, Sydney Johnes, Uxua Modrego Lopez, Felicity Munoz, Joie Raybourn, Dallas Speicher-Ramirez, and McKenzie Yurcaba

Howard (10)

Kalita Dennis, Zafirah Doss, Sidney Fletcher, Mia Gonzales, Jade Greene, Madison Harris, Shalon McNeal, Payton Quinonez, Lealani Ricks, and Morgan Thornton

Maryland Eastern Shore (9)

Mackenzie Abiley, Ameenah Ballenger, Kelsie Ekstrom, Kiyaira Hicks, Kylee Lehman, Ryan Merriwether, Nola Mountain, Ah-Nayia Oglesby, and Kaylyn Sterling
Morgan State (10)

Madison Bolyea, Victoria Fletcher, Deborah Hamilton, Anaya Hunte, Ky'Anah Lake, Chandler Mitchell, Madison Nunez, Emily Raubuch, Asia Thomas, and Maria Wilkins

Norfolk State (14)

Cam Andersen, Yrral Davis, Alyssa Dixon, Rylie Gilbreath, Alison Guckin, Kenna Higa, Loren Hudson, Lily Potter, Alexis Robinson, Brianna Rucker, Victoria Ruiz, Lauren Sheehan, Victoria Taylor, and Gabby Vaughan

North Carolina Central (14)

Jaylah Barr, Hailey Batista, Kortnee Booth, Kia Borum, Jaden Davis, Jai'lyn Edwards, Ashanti Eubanks, Maegan Garrison, Jaidyn Hamby, Natalie Hardin, D'Nahjah Harrell, Imara Harrell, Ivory Jones, and Lana Reed

South Carolina State (6)

Miranda Gonzales, Jade Hendricks, Kaylah Leslie, DeAsia Lowther, Marissa Marshall, and Amariya Thompson

About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically Black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.