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18 Softball Players Earn Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete Accolades
8/6/2025 12:00:00 PM | Softball
Central Michigan Softball posted the 25th best team GPA in the country as well as having 18 student-athletes earn the honor.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Team 47 posted the highest team GPA in the Mid-American Conference with a 3.67 which ranked them 25th among all NCAA I teams for the 2025 season, and 18 student-athletes earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes.
The players who earned the award with their year, hometown and major are listed below:
Ashley Bila, Freshman, Laingsburg, Mich., Exercise Science
Tori Briggs, Freshman, Fowlerville, Mich., Pre-PA, Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Rachel Cairo, Sophomore, Warren, Mich., Sport Management
Brooklyn Compau, Sophomore, Frankenmuth, Mich., Special and Elementary Education
Maddison Diekman, Freshman, Vicksburg, Mich., Business
Allyssa Hollo, Senior, South Lyon, Mich., Business Administration: Marketing Concentrated
Grace Koenig, Sophomore, Imlay City, Mich., Mechanical Engineering
Cierra Laska, Junior, Byron Center, Mich., Special Education
Kennedy Miller, Freshman, Homer, Mich., Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Paige Sayler, Junior, Dexter, Mich., Business Management
Carly Sleeman, Sophomore, Zeeland, Mich., Sport Management
Samantha Souva, Senior, Port Austin, Mich., Social Work
Maddie Springer, Senior, Howell, Mich., American Sign Language
Hannah Tassin, Freshman, St. Clair Shores, Mich., Business Management
Keira Tolmie, Sophomore, Clarkston, Mich., Pre-PA, Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Madelyn Wallace, Senior, Lemont, Ill., Pre-Speech Pathology, Communication Sciences Disorders
London Williams, Freshman, Trenton, Mich., Biology: Biomedica, Cellular & Molecular
Madison Wendel, Freshman, Celina, Ohio, Elementary Education
To obtain the honor, student-athletes must hold a 3.5 GPA or higher for the 2025 season.
Samantha Souva, Maddie Springer and Madelyn Wallace earned the honor four the fourth consecutive year, while Cierra Laska and Paige Sayler earned the recognition for the third time in their three years with CMU Softball.
Rachel Cairo, Grace Koenig, Allyssa Hollo, Carly Sleeman and Keira Tolmie are also repeat winners for the Chippewas.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Softball, follow the team on X (@cmusoftball) and Instagram (@cmichsoftball).
The players who earned the award with their year, hometown and major are listed below:
Ashley Bila, Freshman, Laingsburg, Mich., Exercise Science
Tori Briggs, Freshman, Fowlerville, Mich., Pre-PA, Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Rachel Cairo, Sophomore, Warren, Mich., Sport Management
Brooklyn Compau, Sophomore, Frankenmuth, Mich., Special and Elementary Education
Maddison Diekman, Freshman, Vicksburg, Mich., Business
Allyssa Hollo, Senior, South Lyon, Mich., Business Administration: Marketing Concentrated
Grace Koenig, Sophomore, Imlay City, Mich., Mechanical Engineering
Cierra Laska, Junior, Byron Center, Mich., Special Education
Kennedy Miller, Freshman, Homer, Mich., Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Paige Sayler, Junior, Dexter, Mich., Business Management
Carly Sleeman, Sophomore, Zeeland, Mich., Sport Management
Samantha Souva, Senior, Port Austin, Mich., Social Work
Maddie Springer, Senior, Howell, Mich., American Sign Language
Hannah Tassin, Freshman, St. Clair Shores, Mich., Business Management
Keira Tolmie, Sophomore, Clarkston, Mich., Pre-PA, Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Madelyn Wallace, Senior, Lemont, Ill., Pre-Speech Pathology, Communication Sciences Disorders
London Williams, Freshman, Trenton, Mich., Biology: Biomedica, Cellular & Molecular
Madison Wendel, Freshman, Celina, Ohio, Elementary Education
To obtain the honor, student-athletes must hold a 3.5 GPA or higher for the 2025 season.
Samantha Souva, Maddie Springer and Madelyn Wallace earned the honor four the fourth consecutive year, while Cierra Laska and Paige Sayler earned the recognition for the third time in their three years with CMU Softball.
Rachel Cairo, Grace Koenig, Allyssa Hollo, Carly Sleeman and Keira Tolmie are also repeat winners for the Chippewas.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Softball, follow the team on X (@cmusoftball) and Instagram (@cmichsoftball).
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