WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Six members of the Purdue softball team were named Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athletes for their success in the classroom during the 2017-18 academic year.
To qualify for All-America status, a student-athlete had to finish the 2017-18 academic school year with at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA).
Representing Purdue on the list were: Alexa Binckes, Jenny Behan, Maya Hughes, Molly Meenan, Siena Wagner and Tayler Wullenweber.
Leading the group with a 3.97 GPA, Meenan was also awarded the 2017-18 Purdue Softball Academic Achievement Award. The honor is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA of the year.
To qualify for All-America status, a student-athlete had to finish the 2017-18 academic school year with at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA).
Representing Purdue on the list were: Alexa Binckes, Jenny Behan, Maya Hughes, Molly Meenan, Siena Wagner and Tayler Wullenweber.
Leading the group with a 3.97 GPA, Meenan was also awarded the 2017-18 Purdue Softball Academic Achievement Award. The honor is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA of the year.
This year we had six Boilermakers named NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes. Leading the squad by example were senior Maya Hughes and juniorJenny Behan. #BoilerUp ?? pic.twitter.com/WPyjQR58qB
— Purdue Softball (@PurdueSoftball) August 18, 2018
Joining the upperclassman as NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes were freshmen Siena Wagner andTaylor Wullenweber as well as sophomores Molly Meenan and Alexa Binckes. #BoilerUp ?? pic.twitter.com/atZz5awlqb
— Purdue Softball (@PurdueSoftball) August 18, 2018
We round out this year's honors with our annual Purdue Softball Academic Achievement award. Leading the Boilermakers with 3.97 GPA the award goes to Molly Meenan. #BoilerUp ???????????? pic.twitter.com/7cxiIj3Uqo
— Purdue Softball (@PurdueSoftball) August 18, 2018