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2009 All-NAC Softball Awards

Player of the Year:
  KC Blahnik, Lakeland

Pitcher of the Year:
  Anna Snyder, Aurora

Freshman of the Year:
  Brittany Adcox, Benedictine

Coach of the Year:
  Cristina Lukas, Dominican

First Team All-NAC
Brittany Adcox, Benedictine, RHP, Fr.
KC Blahnik, Lakeland, 2B, Jr.
Sarah Budz, Dominican, 3B, Fr.
Laura Christensen, Benedictine, OF, Fr.
Chelsea Coenen, Lakeland, OF, Jr.
Julie Crofts, Marian, OF, Sr.
Colleen Joyce, Edgewood, 3B, Jr.
Jamie Kurt, Edgewood, 1B, Sr.
Briana Martin, Aurora, C, Jr.
Sara Roberts, Lakeland, RHP, Jr.
Carolyn Rogers, Dominican, SS, Jr.
Jessica Scott, Aurora, DP, So.
Anna Snyder, Aurora, RHP, Jr.
Jessica Starr, Rockford, OF, Sr.
Nikki Veen, Aurora, OF, Sr.

Second Team All-NAC
Maria Archie, Marian, C, Jr.
Kristin Bonk, Benedictine, DP, Sr.
Abbey Bullerdick, Dominican, C, So.
Cassie Cappetto, Benedictine, 1B, So.
Jenna DiMaggio, CUW, 2B, Jr.
Ashley Engler, Marian, 2B, Jr.
Christina Moore, Lakeland, C, Fr.
Rebecca Schmid, Alverno, C, Sr.
Shannon Starr, Aurora, OF, So.
Emily Wiesman, Marian, SS, Jr.

Honorable Mention
Emily Bennin, CUW, 1B, Jr.
Jori Cicale, Dominican, RHP, Fr.
Erin Meier, CUW, 2B, Sr.
Leslie Osman, Edgewood, OF, Sr.
Tara Wagner, CUW, OF, Sr.

All-Freshman Team (true freshman only)
Brittany Adcox, Benedictine, RHP, Fr.
Sarah Budz, Dominican, 3B, Fr.
Laura Christensen, Benedictine, OF, Fr.
Jori Cicale, Dominican, RHP, Fr.
Lindsay Decker, Aurora, RHP, Fr.
Jessica Iversen, MSOE, RHP, Fr.
Emily Monson, Edgewood, SS, Fr.
Christina Moore, Lakeland, C, Fr.
Kara Walsh, Benedictine, C, Fr.
Sheri Weidner, CUW, RHP, Fr.

All-Sportsmanship Team
Andrea Spindler, Alverno, 3B, Sr.
Nikki Veen, Aurora, OF, Sr.
Brittany Wolski, Benedictine, IF, Fr.
Courtney Campbell, CUC, RHP, Sr.
Angela Ward, CUW, C, Jr.
Lea Marzolo, Dominican, OF, Jr.
Charli Metcalf, Edgewood, OF, Sr.
Corine Demske, Lakleand, IF, Jr.
Kris Lloyd, Maranatha, OF, Sr.
Amy Malcore, Marian, UT, Jr.
Leah Kutz, MSOE, OF, Sr.
Jacquie Vensel, Rockford, C, Jr.
Jennifer Boelk, WLC, RHP, Jr.

[Complete Awards Listing]

Blahnik and Snyder head up 2009 NAC Softball Awards
WAUKESHA, Wis. -- The Northern Athletics Conference has announced the All-Northern Athletics Conference awards for the 2009 softball season.

The awards, selected by the softball coaches of the NAC, include a 15-member First Team All-NAC, a 10-member All-NAC Second Team, honorable mention selections, a 10 member All-Freshman team, a 13-member All-Sportsmanship team and the four major awards of Player, Pitcher, Freshman and Coach of the Year.

Lakeland College's KC Blahnik (Gladstone, Mich.) heads up the First Team All-NAC, and was named NAC Player of the Year. The junior second baseman was the conference batting leader finishing the season with a .524 average at the plate. Blahnik also led the league in hits (66), runs scored (63), home runs (11), and walks (25) while sporting a .605 on base percentage which is also tops in the NAC. Her .905 slugging percentage was second best in the conference.

Blahnik committed only three errors in the field this season, for a .983 fielding percentage. The Muskies finished the season with a 30-10 overall record and were 21-3 in conference play, just one game back of NAC Champion Aurora University (31-7, 22-2).

Aurora's Anna Snyder (Grayslake, Ill.) was named NAC Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season. Snyder, who is also a First Team All-NAC, led the conference in pitching with a 1.18 ERA and 22 victories. The junior right-hander's 10.9 strikeouts per game also leads the league and is currently second in the nation.

Benedictine University's Brittany Adcox (Plainfield, Ill.) was named NAC Freshman of the Year. The right-handed pitcher was also a First Team All-NAC and All-Freshman Team selection.

Adcox was second in the conference with a 1.85 ERA and also tallied a 18-7 record in her rookie season. Benedictine finished third in the NAC with a 20-4 record (31-12 overall).

Cristina Lukas was named NAC Coach of the Year, as selected by her peers. Lukas's Dominican University Stars (30-14, 16-8) more than doubled their season wins total with 30 this season, and jumped from a 10th place conference finish in 2008 to fourth place finish this season.

The complete listing for the 2009 All-Northern Athletics Conference Awards can be found by clicking here.

Northern Athletics Conference, Sports Information Department, Updated May 5, 2009.
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