LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Whitworth University softball was heavily featured on the 2026 Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete list, announced yesterday by the NFCA.

15 Pirates were recognized for achieving at least a 3.50 grade-point average during the 2025-26 school year. Those student-athletes are Lizzy Bradford (Tigard, Ore.), Madilyn Cannady (Bonney Lake, Wash.), Jaedyn Dron (Richland, Wash.), Reagan Ellis (Bothell, Wash.), Brynn Erdmann (Auburn, Wash.), Tessa Hahn (Everett, Wash.), Reagen Hofheins (Moses Lake, Wash.), Savannah McGee (Puyallup, Wash.), Trinity Miller (Anchorage, Alaska), Sofia Mottern Salinas (Covington, Wash.), Landri Nakano (Waipahu, Hawaii), Camryn Sage (Snohomish, Wash.), Kendel Sage (Snohomish, Wash.), Kalli True ( Vancouver, Wash.), and Sienna Williams (Post Falls, Idaho).

Whitworth, who finished the academic year with a 3.50 team GPA, was one of four programs in the Northwest Conference to earn Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Linfield led the way with 18 honorees, Whitworth and Pacific Lutheran each had 15, and Lewis & Clark College received 12.

The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. Nationally, 8,850 student-athletes were honored for their academic achievements, including 2,491 from NCAA Division III.