WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – College Sports Communicators has announced its Academic All-America Team with Haley Painter earning a spot on the Third Team.
Painter is the first female Boilermaker student-athlete since 2024 to earn the prestigious award, and the first Purdue softball player since Rachel Becker in 2022. Purdue’s last six honorees have all been members of the Third Team.
Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), Academic All-America is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges and Canadian institutions.
Painter, a graduate student from Antioch, Calif., becomes the ninth Academic All-American in program history. Painter excelled on the field this year, earning First-Team All Big Ten honors, NFCA First-Team All Region honors, and CSC Academic All-District honors.
The graduate student held a 4.00 GPA this year while earning her Healthcare Quality Improvement certificate, and finished her undergraduate studies with an impressive 3.80.
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