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Utes Place Record Seven Student-Athletes on Pac-12 Academic Teams
5/22/2017 11:54 AM | Softball
Donovan named to First Team; Castro, Dickman and Flippen on Second Team
SAN FRANCISCO -Â Utah Softball placed a program record seven student-athletes on Pac-12 All-Academic Teams this afternoon.
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Junior Katie Donovan (3.81; Honors Biology) became the second Ute in program history to be named to the first team for a second time. The Ute hurler was also named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 8 team for a second time earlier this season.
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Senior Hannah Flippen (3.59; Psychology), Utah's first student-athlete to be named to the first team in successive seasons, earned a spot on the second team. Last season, CoSIDA named her an Academic All-American.
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Senior Bridget Castro (3.57; Communications) became the fifth Ute to earn all-academic honors for three-straight seasons as she was named to the second team for a second time. Ally Dickman (3.76; Communications), a 2016 NFCA Scholar Athlete, was also named to the second team.
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Honorable mentions went to Heather Bowen, Kay Kay Fronda and Anissa Urtez. Fronda was a NFCA Scholar Athlete last season for the Utes.
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Utah has had 30 All-Academic selections (19 individual student-athletes) since joining the Pac-12 in 2012.
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Junior Katie Donovan (3.81; Honors Biology) became the second Ute in program history to be named to the first team for a second time. The Ute hurler was also named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 8 team for a second time earlier this season.
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Senior Hannah Flippen (3.59; Psychology), Utah's first student-athlete to be named to the first team in successive seasons, earned a spot on the second team. Last season, CoSIDA named her an Academic All-American.
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Senior Bridget Castro (3.57; Communications) became the fifth Ute to earn all-academic honors for three-straight seasons as she was named to the second team for a second time. Ally Dickman (3.76; Communications), a 2016 NFCA Scholar Athlete, was also named to the second team.
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Honorable mentions went to Heather Bowen, Kay Kay Fronda and Anissa Urtez. Fronda was a NFCA Scholar Athlete last season for the Utes.
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Utah has had 30 All-Academic selections (19 individual student-athletes) since joining the Pac-12 in 2012.
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