WAVERLY, Iowa – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) released its 2025 Academic All-America® Division III softball teams Tuesday, June 17 with Wartburg's
Sydney Fellows named to the Second-team.
The Academic All-America Teams, selected by the CSC, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletics and in the classroom.
Fellows is Wartburg's 138th student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors.
This marks the first career Academic All-America honor for Fellows, and first honor for the softball program since 2021.
CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-America
1991 Shon Cook, First-team (P)
1990 Shon Cook, Third-team (P)
2006 Cari Kinzebaw, First-team (IF)
2009 Amy Daniels, First-team (IF); Angela Hartwig, Second-team (P)
2017 Mara Forsyth, Third-team
2021 Kaci Sherwood, Second-team (IF)
2025
Sydney Fellows, Second-team (OF)
Complete list of honorees:
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
C Annabelle Calderon Denison University 3.78 Sr. Biology
DP Lyndsey Roth Nebraska Wesleyan University 3.89 Sr. Health & Fitness Studies
IF Jen Kuhn (1) Illinois Wesleyan University 3.98 Sr. Graphic Design
IF KaiLi Gross (1) (4) (9) Case Western Reserve University 3.97/4.00 Gr. Biomedical Engineering
IF Ellie Jones Belhaven University 3.95 Sr. Chemistry
IF Megan Heidelbauer Simpson College 3.92 Jr. Environmental Science
IF Brynn Nelson (1) Linfield University 3.97 Sr. Mathematics & Economics
OF Jessica Remm Alfred University 3.93 Jr. Political Science
OF Annie Kay Texas Lutheran University 3.69 Jr. Business
OF Ashlyn Steen Simpson College 3.96 Jr. Political Science
P Gracie Ellis Randolph-Macon College 3.75 Sr. Nursing
P Alexis Michon (2) Trine University 3.79 Sr. Elementary Education
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
C Katelyn Lamm Case Western Reserve University 3.90 Sr. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
DP Serena Gonzalez Texas Lutheran University 3.55 Jr. Kinesiology
IF Kaili Saathoff (1) (5) Linfield University 4.00 Sr. Mathematics & Physics
IF Jess Pozezinski (1) Concordia Wisconsin 3.81 Sr. Nursing
IF Payton MacNair Rowan University 3.83/3.83 Gr. Health & Physical Education
OF Gabbie Stallbaum Heidelberg University 3.99 Sr. Health Science
OF Sydney Fellows Wartburg College 3.96 Sr. Mathematics
OF Mary Frances Eillis (1) (6) East Texas Baptist University 4.00 Sr. Accounting & Finance
OF Emma Lee Trine University 4.00 Jr. Elementary Education
P Emma Bullin Pfeiffer University 4.00 Sr. Special Education
P Emma Woodhouse Dominican University 4.00 Sr. Neuroscience & Chemistry
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
C Olivia Hebert Edgewood College 4.00 Sr. Biology & Environmental Science
DP Bri Melchionda UMass Boston 3.72/3.72 Gr. Business Administration
IF Laci Campbell Virginia Wesleyan University 3.84 Jr. Sociology & Criminal Justice
IF Mackenzie Bivin (3) (4) MIT 4.00 Sr. Business Analytics & Economics
IF Liz McCaffery Rowan University 3.75 Sr. Sports Communication & Media
IF Ava Khoury Illinois Wesleyan University 3.54 Sr. Kinesiology & Allied Health
OF Ashley Chu Emory University 3.91 Jr. Nursing
OF Kristyn Carroll Middlebury College 3.78 Jr. Earth & Climate Sciences
P Jamie Martin Christopher Newport University 3.86 Sr. Neuroscience
P Paige Forry Gettysburg College 3.62 Sr. Psychology
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:
Jen Kuhn, Illinois Wesleyan University
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024
(2) -- 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(9) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
