Four Athletes Garner CSC Academic All-District Honors

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UPLAND, Ind. – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its Academic All-District honorees on Tuesday, with four Trojans earning the distinction.  

Bella Browning, Jayci Kitchen, Claire Cullen and Delaynee McCreary all received the distinction. Browning, Kitchen, and Cullen are all first-time recipients in their first year eligible, while McCreary is a three-time recipient, nabbing the award all three years she has been eligible.

Browning has collected a 3.64 GPA as an elementary education major. The sophomore cemented herself in the three-hole and produced an outstanding .415 batting average, the tenth-best single-season mark in program history. The shortstop also belted 18 doubles and drove in 31 runs at the plate. Browning received Second-Team All-Crossroads League honors after a brilliant season at the plate and in the field.

Kitchen has accumulated a 3.98 GPA in her elementary education classes. Kitchen was fantastic at the top of the order collecting 65 hits and a .378 batting average while swiping a team-high 16 bases. Kitchen was named All-Crossroads League Honorable mention earlier in May after becoming the lynchpin in the TU offense.

Cullen earned a 3.94 GPA in her psychology workload. Cullen was the top option inside the circle for the Trojans as a sophomore. The righty had a 3.09 earned run average and collected a team-best 11 wins to go along with 114 strikeouts in 131.1 innings pitched.

McCreary earned a 3.92 GPA in her human physiology and preventative medicine courseload.  McCreary capped her TU career with a terrific season as a starter in the outfield. The senior batted .288 with a pair of home runs, three triples and six doubles, helping her record her highest slugging percentage at TU at .432.

The CSC Academic All-District distinction is designed to recognize student-athletes for outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the field. To receive the honor, an athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher, have achieved sophomore status academically and played in 90 percent of his team's games, made 66 percent of starts or, for pitchers, thrown 35-plus innings or made 17 appearances.

Each university is limited to five individuals for the award, and student-athletes are nominated for the honor by their own Sports Information Department.

Browning and Kitchen advanced to the ballot for CSC Academic All-American honors, which will be voted on by members of CSC before being announced on Tuesday, June 16th.