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NFCA Names Division I All-Americans

OKLAHOMA CITY OK  (May 22, 2002) Fifty-five players have been named to the 2002 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-American first, second and third teams. The awards were announced Wednesday at the banquet prior to the NCAA Division I Softball Women¹s College World Series in Oklahoma City. All three teams were selected by NFCA-member NCAA Division I coaching representatives, based on nominations from the 2002 season. 

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association names more than 300 first-, second- and third-team All-Americans in NCAA Divisions I, II and III as well as in NAIA, NJCAA, California Community College, Northwest Athletic  Association of Community Colleges and high school. 

The Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-American teams are as follows: 

Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I First Team All-Americans 

Name                        Position                                 School

Jennie Finch               Pitcher                                    Arizona

Keira Goerl                 Pitcher                                     UCLA

Jamie Southern           Pitcher                                    Fresno State

Stacey Nuveman        Catcher                                    UCLA

Leneah Manuma         First Base                                  Arizona

Brandi Stuart             Second Base                             Florida State

Lindsay Wood            Third Base                                 Northern Iowa

Natasha Watley         Shortstop                                  UCLA

Oli Keohohou             Outfield                                     Brigham Young

Jessica Mendoza        Outfield                                     Stanford

Anna Smith               Outfield                                     Ohio State

Ashley Courtney        Designated Player                        Alabama

Gina Oaks                Utility                                        Cal State Fullerton

Jaime Clark              At-Large (Shortstop)                    Washington

Amanda Freed          At-Large (Utility)                         UCLA

Britni Sneed             At-Large (Pitcher)                        LSU

Jenny Topping          At-Large (Catcher)                      Cal State Fullerton

Phelan Wright          At-Large (Third Base)                    Arizona State
 

Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Second Team All-Americans 

Name                              Position                            School

Lindsay Chouinard               Pitcher                             DePaul

Nikki Myers                        Pitcher                             Florida Atlantic

Cat Osterman                    Pitcher                             Texas

Kristen Rivera                    Catcher                            Washington

Jackie McClain                   First Base                         Alabama

Liz Bouck                          Second Base                     DePaul

Stefanie Volpe                   Third Base                         Michigan

Cara Blumfield                    Shortstop                         Boston College

Trena Peel                        Outfield                            LSU

Nicole Barber                     Outfield                            Georgia

Tiffany Tolleson                 Outfield                            North Carolina

Geney Orris                       Designated Player               UNLV

Kristen Dennis                    Utility                               Virginia

Wendy Allen                      At-Large (Utility)                Ohio State

Sarah Beeson                    At-Large (First Base)          Stanford

Jocelyn Forest                   At-Large (Pitcher)              California

Becky McMurtry                 At-Large (Third Base)          Louisiana-Lafayette

Kellie Wilkerson                  At-Large (Utility)                Mississippi State
 

Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Third Team All-Americans 

Name                              Position                           School

Cindy Ball                          Pitcher                             Pacific

Jennifer Hadley                  Pitcher                             Massachusetts

Marissa Young                   Pitcher                             Michigan

Stacy Roth                        Catcher                            Ohio State

Kim Wendland                    First Base                         Georgia

Jennifer Link                      Second Base                     Ohio State

Andrea Loman                    Third Base                         Notre Dame

Tara Knudsen                    Shortstop                         Georgia Tech

Yasmin Mossadeghi             Outfield                            Cal State Fullerton

Christi Musser                    Outfield                            Kansas

Kim Ogee                          Outfield                            Nebraska

Claire Sua                         Designated Player               UCLA

Christina Enea                    Utility                               Oklahoma

Selena Collins                    At-Large (Catcher)             Texas A&M

Candace Harper                 At-Large (Third Base)          California

Kristin Johnson                   At-Large (Shortstop)          Iowa

Edel Leyden                       At-Large (Outfield)             Illinois-Chicago

Jarrah Myers                      At-Large (Catcher)             Notre Dame

Nichole Thompson               At-Large (Utility)                Arizona State

[Source: David Shulimson, Director of Media Relations, 573/875-3033, david@nfca.org]