Homes and Garcia named All-GPAC Second Team
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference Softball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches and College of Saint Mary's Macy Homes and Megan Garcia have both been recognized.
Both Homes and Garcia landed on the All-GPAC Second Team.
This year's GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team, and an honorable mention list.
Gwen Mikkelsen from Northwestern was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player of the Year while Abby Kraemer of Dordt was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Pitcher of the Year. Shane Bouman from Northwestern was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach of the Year. Northwestern claimed the 2023 GPAC Softball regular season tile, with Midland winning the GPAC Tournament.
2023 FIRST TEAM:
|
Name |
School |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Gwen Mikkelsen |
Northwestern |
INF |
Jr. |
Casa Grande, Ariz. |
|
Roni Foote |
Midland |
INF |
Jr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
|
Carly Pfitzer |
Midland |
INF |
Sr. |
Gretna, Neb. |
|
Morgan Nixon |
Morningside |
INF |
Sr. |
Elkhorn, Neb. |
|
McKinnely Mull |
Dakota Wesleyan |
INF |
So. |
Vernal, Utah |
|
Emily Strasser |
Northwestern |
INF |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
|
Emily Prai |
Midland |
OF |
Jr. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
|
Sydney Schelkopf |
Hastings |
OF |
Sr. |
Geneva, Neb. |
|
Ashtyn Billings |
Northwestern |
OF |
Fr. |
Ankeny, Iowa |
|
Alyssa Burke |
Dakota Wesleyan |
OF |
Jr. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
|
Ellie Cropley |
Morningside |
OF |
Sr. |
N. Sioux City, S.D. |
|
Abby Kraemer |
Dordt |
P |
Sr. |
Alta, Iowa |
|
Aliyah Rincon |
Midland |
P |
Jr. |
Granada Hills, Calif. |
|
Kate Kralik |
Northwestern |
P |
So. |
Indianola, Iowa |
|
Amanda Schmaderer |
Midland |
C |
Jr. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
|
Mykel Ann Gray |
Morningside |
C |
Sr. |
Ames, Iowa |
|
Ella Koster |
Dordt |
DP |
Sr. |
Dorr, Mich. |
|
Kameryn Etherington |
Northwestern |
UTL |
Jr. |
Algona, Iowa |
2023 SECOND TEAM:
|
Name |
School |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Madysn Grotewold |
Northwestern |
INF |
Jr. |
Larchwood, Iowa |
|
Kylee Lukes |
Briar Cliff |
INF |
Jr. |
Jefferson, Wisc. |
|
Elisabeth McGill |
Mount Marty |
INF |
Jr. |
Thornton, Colo. |
|
Sydney Petersen |
Morningside |
INF |
Sr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
|
Chandler Schemper |
Dordt |
INF |
Sr. |
Sheldon, Iowa |
|
College of Saint Mary |
INF |
Sr. |
Wahoo, Neb. |
|
|
Karis Gifford |
Briar Cliff |
OF |
So. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
|
Trinity Gregg |
Jamestown |
OF |
Fr. |
Barnesville, Minn. |
|
Autumn Porter |
Mount Marty |
OF |
So. |
Miles City, Mont. |
|
Grace Dowding |
Doane |
OF |
So. |
Firth, Neb. |
|
Aurora Tyson |
Dordt |
OF |
So. |
Georgetown, Tex. |
|
Camry Moore |
Doane |
P |
Sr. |
Crete, Neb. |
|
Maddi Duncan |
Briar Cliff |
P |
Fr. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
|
Grace Buffington |
Morningside |
P |
So. |
Gretna, Neb. |
|
Chloe Gallegos |
Northwestern |
C |
So. |
Carroll, Iowa |
|
Kennedy Andersen |
Briar Cliff |
C |
Sr. |
Panora, Iowa |
|
Peyton Bagley |
Dakota Wesleyan |
DP |
So. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
|
College of Saint Mary |
UTL |
So. |
Elkhorn, Neb. |
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Gwen Mikkelsen, Northwestern
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR: Abby Kraemer, Dordt
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS COACH-OF-THE-YEAR: Shane Bouman, Northwestern
HONORABLE MENTION:
Briar Cliff– Aubrey Chichurka (INF), Callie Billings (OF), Alannah Naumann (OF), Katelyn Kotlarz (P)
Concordia – Kylie Shottenkirk (INF), Hanna Bowers (INF), Aubrey Bruning (OF)
Doane– Angelina Esqueda (INF)
Dordt – Ivy Terpstra (OF)
Hastings - Lexie Mudloff (INF), Katyn Kappler (OF), Kyleigh Boever (P), Macie Mays (DP)
Midland – Keira Painter (OF)
Morningside – Kennedee Jones (INF), Ellie Kay Gengler (DP)
Mount Marty– Bailey Kortan (INF), Ella Ray (OF), McKenzie Gray (P)
Jamestown – Samarah Martinez (INF), Ally Battistoni (UTL), Mackenzie Lefebvre (DP)