Eastern Illinois softball had five student-athletes earn Academic All-District honors as released by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week.
 
EIU's selections were Kendall Grover, Alisha Frederick, Karlie McKenzie, McKenzie Oslanzi and Briana Gonzalez.
 
Student-athletes must meet the following criteria to be considered for Academic All-District.  From an academic standpoint they must hold a cumulative 3.5 or higher grade point average, if they are a graduate student, a 3.5 or higher must have been maintained for both undergraduate and graduate work.   In their sport of competition, they must be a starter or key reserve having appeared in 90 percent of an institution's games/contests/sets or started in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.  A maximum of five student-athletes per school that meet these criteria are selected.

Grover holds a 3.88 GPA in Health Administration.  Frederick holds a 4.00 GPA in Elementary Education.  McKenzie has a 3.93 GPA in Exercise Science: Pre-Occupational Therapy.  Oslanzi has a 3.71 GPA in Marketing.  Gonzalez finished her EIU academic career with a 3.65 GPA in Criminology/Criminal Justice.
 
The 2025 Academic All-District® Softball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes softball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.