LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Lee University softball team posted the ninth best GPA in all of NCAA DII as the NFCA revealed its Easton Top 10 GPAs for its collegiate divisions. The Lady Flames had 18 capture the individual Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2024-25 academic year. Additionally, 9,199 collegiate student-athletes captured the honor across the country.

As a team, Lee had 3.736 team GPA. Auburn University Montgomery led the country with a 3.882 GPA.

To qualify individually, a player must have a 3.5 GPA. Kaelin Ault, Layne Bailey, Ella Baker, Madison Barnett, Bella Galloway, Taryn Gibbs, Rylie Goodridge, Abygail Jarvi, Alyson Jarvi, Ava Perkins, Natalie Pruitt Geesey, Alexa Scalzo, Hailey Simco, Javaria Smith, Alaina Watson, Abigail Welbaum, Katie Willoughby, and Kaylee Wilson were the 18 named for the Lady Flames.

The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. NCAA Division III led the way with 2,565 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2024-25. NCAA Division I followed with 2,544 and NCAA Division II with 2,179. Junior colleges and NAIA came in with 895 and 1,010 student-athletes respectively. Six student-athletes from Penn State Scranton earned recognition in the Other Four-Year category.