LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Lebanon Valley softball team had 11 student-athletes honored for academics by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as they were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes in a release by the association this week.
 
In order to be named a NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must have a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher during the 2025-26 academic year. A total of 8,850 softball players across NCAA Division I, II, and III; NAIA, and NJCAA were recognized, with Division III having 2,491 honorees. The Dutchmen had 10 honorees for the third consecutive year.
 
LVC's All-America Scholar-Athletes honorees are:
Avery Eaton- Biology
Lauren Foster- Exercise Science
Maddy Gronback- Exercise Science
Holly Grube- Business Administration
Megan Heard- Exercise Science
Chrissy Ivers-Schultz- Exercise Science
Nicole Kratz- Early Childhood Education and Special Education
Abby McElroy- Neuroscience
Katie Muller- Business Administration and Marketing
Madison Shiffer- Business Administration
Sydney Zeigler- Exercise Science
 
Heard, Kratz, and Muller all earned their third career honor while Foster, Grube, and McElroy earned their second.

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