The Washburn Lady Blues softball team, which qualified for its second NCAA postseason tournament in the last three years, placed seven student athletes on the MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. Those named to the team were
Brooke DeVader,
Malarie Fellers,
Danielle Hodge,
Nicole Perkuhn,
Whitney Tapp,
Mandy Tarbutton and
Dani White.
Student-athletes are named to the list under the following criteria: 1.) The student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better at the qualifying institution; 2.) The student-athlete must have at least two terms of attendance at the member school, excluding summer sessions; 3.) The student-athlete must be a sophomore, junior or senior in athletic eligibility; 4.) Student-athletes inactive due to redshirt or hardship qualification are not eligible.
2008 MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll -- Softball
Name School Pos. Cl. Major(s) Hometown
Ballard, Kaila NWMSU 3B/1B So. Physical education Norwalk, Iowa
Barnes, Tamika MSSU P So. Education Grove, Okla.
Bauer, Katie UCM 3B Sr. Accounting St. Louis, Mo.
Bax, Kelli MSSU INF/P So. Art Rich Fountain, Mo.
Becker, Amanda SBU INF/C Sr. Sports management Richland, Mo.
Becker, Crystal SBU OF Jr. Criminal justice/psychology Richland, Mo.
Belcher, Christen TSU OF Sr. Communication Lee's Summit, Mo.
Birchfield, Lindsay PSU C So. Early childhood education Peculiar, Mo.
Blackney, Hallie TSU UT Sr. Exercise science Maryville, Mo.
Bredensteiner, Cassi NWMSU INF So. Marketing/management Shenandoah, Iowa
Buche, Abby PSU OF Sr. Biology Frontenac, Kan.
Campbell, Miranda ESU 3B So. Health promotions Bogota, Texas
Cecil, Kayleigh MSSU INF Sr. Education Dodge City, Kan.
Channell, Cortney NWMSU SS/3B Sr. Psychology Kansas City, Kan.
Childs, Andrea MSSU SS Jr. Marketing Silver Lake, Kan.
Dace, Jennifer ESU 1B Jr. Accounting Olathe, Kan.
DeVader, Brooke WU SS Sr. Political science Emmett, Kan.
Eaton, Alex FHSU INF Jr. Organizational leadership Parker, Colo.
Ely-Myers, Tarese UCM OF So. Management Richland, Mo.
Fellers, Malarie WU 2B Sr. Nursing Edmond, Okla.
Fraser, Terra FHSU OF Jr. Nursing Valley Springs, Calif.
Fuller, Danielle MSSU UT So. Kinesiology Adair, Okla.
Gove, Emily MSSU C So. Psychology Linn, Mo.
Grisell, Megan ESU P Jr. Spanish/Secondary education Olathe, Kan.
Herl, Anna FHSU OF Sr. Health & human performance Hays, Kan.
Herl, Emily FHSU INF Sr. Health & human performance Hays, Kan.
Hodge, Danielle WU UT So. Elementary education Lenexa, Kan.
Huddleston, April ESU SS Sr. Physical education Topeka, Kan.
Hummer, Kherri-Dean UCM C Jr. Computer technology Clarksdale, Mo.
Jeannin, Katie TSU P Sr. Health science Tonganoxie, Kan.
Johnson, Sherri TSU 2B Sr. Psychology St. Louis, Mo.
Jones, Jessica PSU DP So. Early childhood education Osawatomie, Kan.
Ketter, Linda ESU UT So. Mathematics Home, Kan.
Krohn, Janelle NWMSU 1B Sr. Physical education Harrisonville, Mo.
Krueger, Cola NWMSU P Jr. Marketing Blue Springs, Mo.
LaCombe, Erica TSU C/INF So. Communication Adrian, Mo.
Leslie, Erin NWMSU 2B So. Communication Shawnee, Kan.
Lockhart, Lori PSU INF So. Construction management Skiatook, Okla.
Martin, Kelly UCM P Jr. Biology Lenexa, Kan.
Martin, Stephanie TSU P Jr. Exercise science St. Charles, Mo.
McMillen, Hallie FHSU INF Jr. Psychology Topeka, Kan.
Mohr, Adrian FHSU P/OF So. Health & human performance Thornton, Colo.
Moore, Stephanie PSU P Sr. Early childhood education Pawhuska, Okla.
Mortimer, McKenzie SBU OF So. Accounting Pleasant Hope, Mo.
Nocita, Amanda MWSU 3B Jr. Graphic design Omaha, Neb.
Palmer, Melissa UCM OF Sr. Physical education St. Joseph, Mo.
Perkuhn, Nicole WU P So. Undeclared Topeka, Kan.
Pivovar, Shannon MWSU SS/2B So. Recreation sport management Omaha, Neb.
Rock, Lindsey TSU OF Jr. Exercise science Columbia, Mo.
Rockefeller, Emily FHSU P/1B Sr. Chemistry McPherson, Kan.
Roorda, Lindsey NWMSU OF So. Family & consumer science Omaha, Neb.
Sandberg, Whitney UCM UT Sr. Physical education Olathe, Kan.
Selby, Angela UCM OF So. Biology Galena, Mo.
Shea, Rebekah TSU INF Jr. Exercise science Kearney, Mo.
Sheeley, Samantha ESU P Sr. Rehabilitation services Coralville, Iowa
Simpson, Megan NWMSU OF Jr. Merchandising Blue Springs, Mo.
Sternberg, Lauren MWSU OF Jr. Management St. Joseph, Mo.
Swager, Melissa ESU C So. Mathematics Goodland, Kan.
Swartslander, Tera PSU OF Sr. Psychology Broken Arrow, Okla.
Tapp, Whitney WU C So. Undeclared Blue Springs, Mo.
Tarbutton, Mandy WU OF Sr. Elementary education Maple Hill, Kan.
Taylor, Julie MSSU OF Sr. Kinesiology Springfield, Mo.
Thum, Jenny UCM OF So. Management Fenton, Mo.
Treff, Eileen PSU INF Sr. Psychology Kansas City, Kan.
Turner, Angie MSSU C Jr. Education Springdale, Ark.
Wagaman, Lindsey UCM P So. Accounting Emerson, Iowa
Walter, Andrea UCM C So. Marketing Chillicothe, Mo.
Warneke, Kristi MWSU P Sr. Biology Beatrice, Neb.
White, Cat UCM OF So. Physical education Shawnee, Kan.
White, Dani WU 1B Jr. Mass media Berryton, Kan.
Wiard, Jessie ESU OF Sr. Physical education Overland Park, Kan.
Williamson, Tyann MWSU UT So. Graphic design Des Moines, Iowa
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