LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eleven Northwest softball student-athletes have been recognized as All-America Scholar Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), it was recently announced.

The honorees are sophomores Katelyn Westbrook (Olive Branch), Haley Vance (Water Valley), Roxanna Kimes (Atoka, Tenn.), Allison Helton (Lake Cormorant) and Alex Barrett (Horn Lake) as well as freshmen Janie Turner (Grenada), Naomi Newcom (Horn Lake), Drennan Nemnich (Southaven), Lydia Dias (Southaven), Peyton Clanton (Carrollton) and Micalah Beall (Osceola, Ark.). 

The award is given to any player submitted by an NFCA member coach who achieved a 3.50 grade point average or higher during the 2013-14 academic year. The award is the second component of the association's academic award program.

Northwest posted a 3.48 team GPA, also earning honors from the NJCAA and NFCA.