SOFTBALL PLACES FOUR ON 2008 CAPITAL ONE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

June 4, 2008

FRISCO, Texas - Three seniors on UT Arlington's softball team end their collegiate playing careers with one last honor, as pitcher Laura Jones, outfielder Katie Jones and shortstop Amanda Swofford earned Capital One Academic All-Southland Conference Softball Honors, league offices announced Wednesday.

In addition to the three seniors the Mavs also placed sophomore pitcher Cara Hulme on the Academic All-SLC First Team.

Laura Jones joins Hulme on the first team, is the 2008 B.G. Wilson Student-Athlete of the Year and finished the season with a team-leading 1.81 ERA while earning her degree in Architecture and maintaining a 3.70 GPA. Hulme currently has a 3.62 GPA in Kinesiology and helped lead the Mavs to a second-place finish in the SLC with six shutouts in conference games and a 1.29 ERA.

Representing UTA on the second-team, Katie Jones hit .345 on the season with six homeruns and 21 RBIs while graduatuing with a 3.09 GPA in Criminal Justice, while Swofford finished with a 3.34 GPA in Interdisciplinary Studies and led the team with 12 homeruns and 28 RBI.

Northwestern State's Cari Bruno was named the Student-Athlete of the Year and was one of three Lady Demons on the two teams. In 2008, Bruno led the Demons with a .302 batting average and earned All-SLC third-team honors.

In all, 10 SLC schools placed at least one student-athlete on the 2008 All-Academic squad. Texas State placed five players on the squad. Northwestern State had three, while Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin and McNeese State each had two. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Nicholls State, Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas each had one member on the team.

2008 CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOFTBALL FIRST TEAM

Student-Athlete - School - Cl. - Hometown - GPA - Major
Cary Bruno * - Northwestern State - Jr. - Pearland, Texas - 3.57 - Business Administration
Brooke Lockhart ^! - Southeastern La. - Sr. - Christchurch, N.Z. - 4.0 - Mathematics
Kari Hugie $ - Stephen F. Austin - Jr. - Greenville, Miss. - 3.95 - Biology
Cara Hulme - UT Arlington - So. - Van, Texas - 3.62 - Kinesiology
Amanda Jameson - Northwestern State - So. - Burleson, Texas - 3.67 - Exercise Science
Laura Jones $ - UT Arlington - So. - Rouge River, Oregon - 3.70 - Architecture
Rachel King - McNeese State - Jr. - Willis, Texas - 3.50 - Mathematics
Kendra Spivey - Sam Houston State - Jr. - Colleyville, Texas - 3.86 - Biology
Andrea Simancas - A&M-Corpus Christi - Jr. - Pasadena, Texas - 3.848 - History
Jetta Weinheimer - Texas State - Jr. - Stonewall, Texas - 3.70 - Recreational Administration
Jenny Clay - McNeese State - Sr. - Arnaudville, La. - 3.08 - Health Performance

2008 CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOFTBALL SECOND TEAM

Student-Athlete - School - Cl. - Hometown - GPA - Major
Brittany Card - Northwestern State - Jr. - Fort Worth, Texas - 3.59 - Biology
Leah Boatright - Texas State - So. - Baytown, Texas - 3.53 - Marketing
Rachel Ray $ - Southeastern La. - Sr. - Payson, Ariz. - 3.30 - Nursing
Briana Bishop - Stephen F. Austin - So. - College Station, Texas - 3.41 - Psychology
Kelsey Cammarata - Texas State - Sr. - Katy, Texas - 3.94 - Psychology
Jill Kloesel - Texas State - Sr. - Weimar, Texas - 4.0 - Athletic Training
Janae Owens - Central Arkansas - Sr. - Yukon, Okla. - 3.55 - Health Education
Amanda Swofford - UT Arlington - Sr. - Buda, Texas - 3.34 - Interdisciplinary Studies
Kristina Tello - Texas State - So. - Houston, Texas - 3.44 - Management
Audrey Wood - Nicholls State - So. - Lawton, Okla. - 4.0 - Nursing
Katie Jones $ - UT Arlington - Sr. - Cedar Hill, Texas - 3.09 - Criminal Justice

* - Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year
^ - CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
! - Three-time SLC All-Academic Team Selection
$ - Two-time SLC All-Academic Team Selection