Six Grinnell College softball players earned Scholar-Athlete honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the 2011 campaign.
Pioneers making the Division III list were Kelsey Montgomery ’11, Hannah Ney ’11, Grace Ryan ’14, Amanda Stromquist ’12, Aniela Wendt ’14 and Jayme Wiebold ’12. In order to be honored, players must have a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Additionally, coach Amanda Reckamp’s Pioneers were...
Grinnell Athletics is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and the diversity of those in the Hispanic community at Grinnell College. Each Wednesday throughout the celebratory month, the Grinnell Athletics website will feature a Q&A with a Hispanic student-athlete. The national celebration spans September 15 – October 15 annually.
This week’s feature is on Marlu Abarca ’14, a softball player with a...
Grinnell College softball players Brianna Gallo ’11 (left) and Amanda Stromquist ’12 (right) have been named to the All-Midwest Conference South Division Team for the 2011 campaign.
Gallo is an all-conference selection for the third time in her career, while Stromquist is now a two-time all-league pick.
Gallo, an infielder from Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell HS), led the Pioneers in hitting with a .398 batting average. Already...
Grinnell College’s Amanda Stromquist ’12 has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Softball Team
Stromquist, from Minneapolis, Minn. (Southwest), was a second-team selection in the College Division of District 7.
An All-Midwest Conference South Division selection, Stromquist tied Grinnell’s school record for homers in a career with eight this season and last year established the Pioneer mark for round-trippers in a...
The Grinnell College softball team wrapped up its 2011 campaign Wednesday afternoon, falling to nationally-ranked Central College 10-1 and 12-0 at Pella.
Grinnell hung tight with the Dutch for half of the first game, which was tied 1-1 through 3 ½ innings.
Central scored a run in the bottom of the first before Grinnell tallied one in the top of the third to tie it. Christina Colver ’13 led off the frame with a walk, moved to...
