Trio of Mavericks Tabbed 2023 Academic All-Summit League
Jun 7, 2023 | Softball
Earning three of the 12 spots on the All-Summit team, Meyer and Tucker notch their second academic honor while this will be O'Brien's first.
Meyer finished the year with a 3.59 GPA in Multidisciplinary Studies. The First Team All-Summit League pitcher led the league in earned run average (1.26) and strikeouts 283. The Wilton, Iowa native became the Mavericks all-time leader in strikeouts and currently sits at 778.
Tucker, a Kinesiology major, had a 3.96 GPA this year as a senior. The Lincoln, Nebraska native was also tabbed First Team All-Summit earlier this year. Tucker led Omaha in batting average (.364), runs (31), hits (60) and started all 50 games this season.
O'Brien makes her first Academic All-Summit League appearance with a 4.00 GPA in Business Administration. The Palos Heights, Illinois native started all 50 games for the Mavericks this season. She registered a .272 batting average which ranked fourth on the team. Her 24 runs and 43 hits both ranked third for Omaha this campaign.
2023 Softball Academic All-Summit League Team
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major/Minor |
|
Cassie Castaneda |
North Dakota |
Sr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
3.65 |
Kinesiology |
|
Emilee Buringa* |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
St. Charles, Minn. |
4.00 |
Education |
|
Carley Goetschius |
North Dakota State |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
3.77 |
Business |
|
Omaha |
Sr. |
Wilton, Iowa |
3.59 |
Multidisciplinary Studies |
|
|
Omaha |
So. |
Palos Heights, Ill. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
|
|
Omaha |
Sr. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
3.96 |
Kinesiology |
|
|
Gabby Moser |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Central City, Neb. |
3.80 |
Biomedical Engineering |
|
Courtney Wilson** |
South Dakota |
Gr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
|
Brooke Dumont |
South Dakota State |
So. |
Papillion, Neb. |
3.98 |
Physical/Teacher Education |
|
Mia Jarecki |
South Dakota State |
So. |
Papillion, Neb. |
3.84 |
Exercise Science |
|
Tori Kniesche* |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
Wayne, Neb. |
3.90 |
Human Development and Family Sciences |
|
Emma Osmundson* |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
3.92 |
Human Biology/Pre-Med |
*Previous Academic All-League honoree
