The Purdue Northwest Softball team finished with a GPA of 3.731 which put them tied-11th in the 2024-25 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete Team honors out of all of NCAA Division II softball, which includes almost 285 teams. They also finished with the highest combined GPA out of all GLIAC teams and second overall team out of the midwest region.

See the complete list HERE.

The softball team also had 14 student-athletes recognized with 2024-25 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors celebrating their extraordinary efforts in the classroom. 

Student-athletes honored were: 
Darcy Barkauskas (St. John, Ind./Lake Central)
Abbey Bond (Saint John, Ind./Andrean)
Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian)
Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison)
Madison Ecker (Shiloh, Ill./O'Fallon Township)
Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove)
Rylan Gick (West Lafayette, Ind./William Henry Harrison)
Giuliana Giordano (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township)
Kylie Madura (Munster, Ind./Munster)
Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South)
Jadyn Ramer (Lafayette, Ind./Harrison)
Jordyn Roop (Hudson, Ill./University)
Myah Stuckey (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville)
Grace Wilson (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield)

Check out the full list of individual scholar-athletes HERE.

The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. NCAA Division III led the way with 2,565 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2024-25. NCAA Division I followed with 2,544 and NCAA Division II with 2,179. Junior colleges and NAIA came in with 895 and 1,010 student-athletes respectively. 

Additionally, 9,199 collegiate student-athletes captured Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2024-25 academic year. Team GPAs and scholar-athletes are submitted by member head coaches.