LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 2, 2019) – Easton and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) unveiled its 2018-19 Scholar All-America team where Howard University saw eight Bison selected. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon.
Among the seven student-athletes recognized included
Kalita Dennis (Elk Grove, Calif.),
Trinity Gibbs (Kissimmee, Fla.),
Sienna Herrera (Corona, Calif.),
Camille Navarro (Los Angeles),
Ayana Sallee (Chesapeake, Va.),
Mackenzie Steele (Winchester, Va.),
Shayna Swanson (Sammamish, Wash.) and
Kamryn Tillman (Snellville, Ga.).
"I am very proud of these young ladies," said Howard softball head coach
Tori Tyson. "This is the standard for Howard Softball and I'm grateful for our academic staff. They deserve this recognition as well."
Over 8,000 student-athletes (8,161), a first in NFCA history, were named 2018-19 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories.
To view the entire 2018-19 Easton/NFCA Scholar All-American Team, please click
here.
In only her first season, Coach Tyson revitalized the program with several victories throughout the year. HU reached the postseason for the first time since 2015 while grabbing their first tourney win in eight seasons (2011). Additionally, the Bison's 19 victories are the most since 2012.
Howard opens the 2020 campaign in February.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com or the NFCA website at
www.NFCA.org.
