University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Mitchell and Robertson Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
5/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
LAFAYETTE
– In 2004 Brooke Mitchell became the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette's first softball Academic
All-American since 1997. Now the Ragin' Cajuns all-time
career strikeouts and career victories leader has the chance
to earn repeat honors.
Mitchell was named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI First Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) prior to NCAA Regional action. By rule, Mitchell's selection to the first team makes her eligible for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American honors which will be announced by CoSIDA on Thursday, June 2.
Louisiana-Lafayette has had 14 Academic All-Americans since 1990. The last time the Cajuns had back-to-back seasons with at least one Academic All-American was 1996 and 1997. Mitchell's selection last season was the Cajuns' first since 1997.
Joining Mitchell on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI team was fellow senior Jill Robertson. Robertson was named to the second team outfield – the third Academic All-District VI honor of her career.
Mitchell,
who received her bachelor's degree in business finance on
May 14 and finished her playing career during the 2005
season, carries a 3.481 cumulative grade point average. The
three-time Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year earned all-district
honors for the third straight season overall and first team
honors for the second straight season. She was a second team
all-district selection as a sophomore in 2003 and a first
team honoree as a junior in 2004.
Mitchell finished off her career in style in 2005 by collecting the 1,000th strikeout of her career and 100th career victory. She posted a 28-7 overall record with a 0.92 ERA and 342 strikeouts during the 2005 season to finish off her career with a record of 119-27 and 1,309 career strikeouts.
She leaves Louisiana-Lafayette as a member of the Top 10 in NCAA Division I history for career strikeouts and victories.
A Top 40 finalist for the 2005 USA Softball Player of the Year and five-time Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week in 2005, Mitchell reached double digit strikeouts in 19 of her 23 complete game performances and tossed the 5th no-hitter in NFCA Leadoff Classic history when she no-hit NCAA Super Regional participant DePaul.
Robertson,
a Lafayette native, also completed her bachelor's degree
requirements during the 2004-05 academic year earning her
degree in mechanical engineering on May 14. The Cajuns
leadoff hitter holds a 3.595 cumulative grade point average.
Robertson enjoyed a career season in 2005 leading the Ragin' Cajuns in batting average (.366) and runs scored (57) while posting a career-best 64 base hits. A First Team All-Sun Belt Conference member and a Second Team All-NFCA South Region selection she reached base via a hit or walk in 53 of the Cajuns 61 games in 2005.
Robertson dominated in Sun Belt Conference play, leading the league with a .490 batting average (25-for-51) with 23 runs scored.
A student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible for the Academic All-District award. She must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and first-year athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution.
CoSIDA selects Academic All-America teams in 12 programs: football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's track and field/cross country, women's track and field/cross country, men's at-large and women's at-large.
2005 ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-District VI
University Division Softball Team
FIRST TEAM
Pos., Name, School, Dist., Yr., Hometown, GPA, Major(s)
P Brooke Mitchell Louisiana-Lafayette VI Sr. Houston,
Texas 3.481 Business finance
P Cristin Vitek Baylor VI Sr. Katy, Texas 3.36
Pre-med, accounting
C Courtney Totte Oklahoma State VI So. Lawton, Okla.
3.787 Marketing
IF Charity Butler Southern Mississippi VI Jr.
Pensacola, Fla. 4.0 Business administration
IF Stephanie Hill LSU VI Jr. Hanrahan, La. 3.855
Finance, political science
IF Jessica Rogers Texas-San Antonio VI Jr. Grand
Prairie, Texas 3.82 Kinesiology
IF Kim Wilmoth Baylor VI Sr. Garland, Texas 3.91
Accounting
OF Ryanne Hodgins New Mexico VI So. Burbank, Calif.
4.0 Journalism
OF Nicole Martin Northwestern St. VI Sr. Keller,
Texas 3.70 Business administration
OF Kelly Osburn Baylor VI Jr. Missouri City, Texas
3.53 Health science, pre-phys. Therapy DP Jana Jones
McNeese State VI So. Tomball, Texas 3.788 General studies
SECOND TEAM
Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown
GPA Major(s)
P Loni Rasberry Northwestern St. VI Sr. Tyler, Texas
3.50 Mathematics
P Jill Weynand Texas A&M VI So. Frisco, Texas 3.86
Accounting
C Chrissy Dileo Sam Houston St. VI Sr. San Diego,
Calif. 3.31 Criminal justice
IF Lyndsey Gorski Northwestern St. VI So. Houston,
Texas 3.94 Business administration
IF Adrian Gregory Texas A&M VI Sr. Livingston, Texas
3.45 Recreation, park & tourism
IF Tessa Lynam Baylor VI Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. 3.75
Health science, pre-phys. Therapy
IF Stephanie Nicholson Oklahoma State VI Sr. Tucson,
Ariz. 3.586 Athletic training
OF Jennifer Davis Texas-San Antonio VI Sr. Grand
Prairie, Texas 3.41 Marketing
OF Melanie Jarrett Texas VI Sr. Odessa, Texas 3.92
Journalism
OF Jill Robertson Louisiana-Lafayette VI Sr.
Lafayette, La. 3.595 Mechanical engineering DP Christina
Gwyn Texas VI So. Keller, Texas 3.44 Sociology
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