Kelsey Horton & Michelle Moultrie Named 2012 Capital One Academic All-Americans
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | Softball
Gator softball players Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Kelsey Horton (Valrico, Fla.) were both named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America softball squads, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) last week. For the fifth-consecutive year, the Orange and Blue boasted at least one Academic All-American, led by four in both 2009 and 2011. Moultrie and Horton both lead the way on the Academic All-America Second Team, Horton as a catcher and Moultrie as one of three outfielders on the second team.
Moultrie, the 2012 SEC Player of the Year, and Horton both advanced to the national ballot after being named to the Capital One Academic All-District 4 First Team earlier in May. Since Florida head coach Tim Walton stepped on campus at the helm of the Florida softball program, a staggering 21 Academic All-District and/or Academic All-America accolades have found their way to the UF program through the diligent classroom work of 11 Gator softball student-athletes, highlighted by a nation-leading four Academic All-Americans last year.
Moultrie, who completed her undergrad degree at the University of Florida in Business Administration with a specialization in Sport Management May 5, was one of those school-record tying four Academic All-Americans last season. Moultrie made it back-to-back years of both Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors after earning both in 2011 as an Academic All-America Third Team pick and jumping one team up to the 2012 Academic All-America Second Team.
For Horton, who boasts a 3.7 GPA as a Nutritional Sciences major, the Academic All-America honor is the first of her career after being an All-District selection in both 2011 and 2012.
Both Horton and Moultrie have additionally been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll through each year of their Gator careers, respectively, while both were named All-SEC selections this season – Moultrie as a first team outfielder and Horton as a second team catcher.
The duo is also in contention for All-America honors after being two of four Gators named to the 2012 NFCA All-Southeast Region Team May 17, Moultrie a first-team selection and Horton a second-team pick. Stay tuned to www.GatorZone.com for the All-America teams, released Wednesday, May 30.
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2012 Capital One Academic All-America Squads
2012 Academic All-American of the Year: Ashley Brignac, University of Louisiana
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Hillary Bach Arizona State Gr. Tulsa, Okla. 3.71 MBA
P Ashley Brignac Louisiana Gr. River Ridge, La. 4.00 Exercise science
C Jenna Marston Missouri Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.98 Industrial engineering
IF Katelyn Boyd Arizona State Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 3.72 Family & human development
IF Raven Chavanne Tennessee Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. 3.89 Political science
IF Jennifer Colquhoun Lehigh Sr. Oak Park, Calif. 3.77 Biochemistry
IF Alicia Herron Ohio State Sr. Cypress, Calif. 3.75 Speech & hearing science
OF Kayla Braud Alabama Jr. Eugene, Ore. 3.92 Public relations
OF Mallory Duran-Sellers Southern Illinois Sr. Windsor, Colo. 4.00 English education
OF Leah Taylor Tennessee Martin Jr. Brownsville, Tenn. 3.96 Marketing
DP Bailey Wigness Arizona So. Casa Grande, Ariz. 4.00 Political science/communication
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Ellen Renfroe Tennessee So. Jackson, Tenn. 3.75 Psychology
P Chelsea Thomas Missouri Jr. Pleasantville, Iowa 3.48 Biology
C Kelsey Horton Florida Jr. Valrico, Fla. 3.70 Nutritional sciences
IF Jackey Branham Alabama Jr. Troy, Mo. 4. Secondary education (science)
IF Chelsea Garcia Oklahoma State Sr. Moore, Okla. 3.97 Secondary education (math)
IF Cassie Reilly-Boccia Alabama Sr. Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 3.75 Human performance exercise sci.
IF Stacie Toney Brigham Young Sr. Farmington, Utah 3.77 Elementary education
OF Ashley Fleming Missouri Sr. Silex, Mo. 3.78 Journalism
OF Annie Lockwood Arizona State Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 3.76 Special education / sociology
OF Michelle Moultrie Florida Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 3.35 Business administration
DP Jill Jelnick East Carolina So. Aliso Viejo, Calif. 4.00 English education
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Jen Mineau Fordham Sr. Schaghticoke, N.Y. 3.70 Visual Arts
P Stephanie Ricketts Hawai'i Sr. San Jose, Calif. 3.35 Psychology
C Holley Gentsch Texas Tech Sr. Hewitt, Texas 3.96 Sociology
C Vicky Rumph Youngstown State Jr. Mount Forest, Ontario 3.85 Chemistry
IF Jane Alexander Harvard Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. 3.49 Psychology
IF Lexy Bennett Texas Sr. Kingwood, Texas 3.35 Physical culture & sports
IF Kaelene Curry UMKC Sr. Downers Grove, Ill. 3.93 Psychology
IF Coryn Schmit Illinois Chicago Jr. Hawthorn Woods, Ill. 4.00 Kinesiology / movement sciences
OF Allie Cashion Appalachian State Jr. Waxhaw, N.C. 3.74 Actuarial science
OF Alex Helfrich Akron Sr. Grafton, Ohio 3.96 Education
OF Maggie Hull Kansas Jr. Lawrence, Kan. 3.74 Journalism / Spanish
DP Colleen Schneider Wright State Jr. Centerville, Ohio 3.93 Mechanical engineering
