May 27, 2009

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . A trio of Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) softball players have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division Teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Wednesday.

Wartburg College third baseman Amy Daniels (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls) was named to the 11-player First Team, while Wartburg pitcher Angela Hartwig (Long Grove, Iowa/North Scott) was selected to the Second Team and Luther College outfielder Kim Hess (Paynesville, Iowa/Paynesville) was a Third Team selection.

Daniels is a senior business administration major with a 3.94 GPA. Hartwig is a senior biology major with a 3.59 grade point average. Hess is a senior healthy and physical education major with a 3.78 GPA.

To be eligible for selection to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Team, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing, be a starter or key reserve and possess at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

The entire CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Team can be found here.

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