DALLAS – Conference USA tabbed 11 student-athletes to its 2023 C-USA Softball All-Academic Teams Friday afternoon. Seven schools are represented with Charlotte, North Texas, UAB and UTEP earning a pair of spots on the list, while FIU, Florida Atlantic and WKU are highlighted as well.
Seven individuals are repeat honorees, led by three-time honoree
Pate Cathey of UTEP. The graduate student from Frisco, Texas, boasts a perfect 4.00 GPA in leadership studies. Cathey has started all 42 games in the infield for the Miners, belting four home runs and recording five sacrifice bunts, which ranks second on the team.
Charlotte’s
Cori Hoffler (3.93, Special Education), North Texas’
Lexi Cobb (3.84, Computer Science) and
Kalei Christensen (3.96, Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology), UAB’s
Sierra Frazier (3.80, Kinesiology), UTEP’s
Alexia Morales (3.90, Forensic Science) and WKU’s
Katie Gardner (3.78, Speech Language Pathology) all garnered their second career all-academic nod.
Seven of the 11 honorees have a GPA of 3.90 or better, including two with 4.00 marks in Cathey and Charlotte’s
Sam Gress.
The 2023 C-USA Softball Championship will be held May 10-13 in Ruston, La.
2023 Softball All-Academic Team
| Name |
Year |
GPA |
Major(s) |
| Sam Gress, Charlotte |
So. |
4.00 |
Health Systems |
| Cori Hoffler, Charlotte2 |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Special Education |
| Carmen Perez, FIU |
Jr. |
3.74 |
International Relations |
| Sommer Baker, Florida Atlantic |
Gr. |
3.92 |
Exercise Science & Health Promotion |
| Lexi Cobb, North Texas2 |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Computer Science |
| Kalei Christensen, North Texas2 |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology |
| Sierra Frazier, UAB2 |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Kinesiology |
| Olivia Valbak, UAB |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Cancer Biology |
| Pate Cathey, UTEP3 |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Leadership Studies |
| Alexia Morales, UTEP2 |
Jr. |
3.90 |
Forensic Science |
| Katie Gardner, WKU2 |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Speech Language Pathology |
3 – Three-time all-academic selection
2 – Two-time all-academic selection