2024 NFCA Division I All-America teams revealed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Fifty-five student-athletes from 35 different institutions have been voted to one of three 2024 NFCA Division I All-America teams, the Association announced on Wednesday afternoon during its annual press conference at the Women’s College World Series (WCWS).
Two programs headed into the WCWS –Florida and Oklahoma –topped the charts with five NFCA All-Americans, including two each on the first team. It is the fourth time the Gators have collected five or more All-Americans, while the Sooners have had at least five All-Americans in each of the last five seasons.
A program making its first trip to Hall of Fame Stadium, Duke, along with fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member Virginia Tech followed with three All-Americans, two apiece on the first team. It marked the most All-Americans in one year for both programs, along with the first time each school had two first teamers.
Eight more programs – Arkansas, Clemson, Florida State, Miami (Ohio), Oklahoma State, Tennessee, UCLA and Wichita State – had two honorees. Both Lady Vols were first teamers, while the Tigers, Cowgirls and Bruins each have one first-team plaudit.
Twenty-three other programs had one student-athlete recognized. Of those 23, second-team Utility/Pitcher Morgan Smith has the honor of being the first NFCA All-American from Rutgers University.
Three student-athletes earned the distinction of four-time NFCA Division I All-American and bring that total to 45. Highlighting the trio is OU shortstop Tiare Jennings who is collecting her fourth first-team plaudit. Jennings is the first Sooner to earn this lofty achievement and the 21st in the NFCA DI All-America annals.
Joining her is Joan Joyce first-team Utility/Pitcher Valerie Cagle from Clemson and Sooner teammate Jayda Coleman, a second-team selection. Not only is Cagle the first four-time Tiger, she is also the first to represent the Atlantic Coast Conference. Coleman, along with Jennings, bring OU’s total to six, one behind Alabama’s record seven first teamers.
Each program participating in the WCWS has at least one All-American and a total of 20 honorees will step on the field at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.
2024 NFCA Division I All-American
Pos. First Name Last Name School Team
Pitcher NiJaree Canady Stanford University* 1st Team All-American
Pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl Oklahoma State University 1st Team All-American
Pitcher Karlyn Pickens University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1st Team All-American
Catcher Jocelyn Erickson University of Florida* 1st Team All-American
First Base Shaylon Govan Baylor University* 1st Team All-American
Second Base Aminah Vega Duke University 1st Team All-American
Third Base Alyssa Brito University of Oklahoma 1st Team All-American
Shortstop Tiare Jennings University of Oklahoma 1st Team All-American
Outfield Claire Davidson Duke University* 1st Team All-American
Outfield Emma Ritter Virginia Tech 1st Team All-American
Outfield Korbe Otis University of Florida 1st Team All-American
Joan Joyce Utility/Pitcher Valerie Cagle Clemson University 1st Team All-American
DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher Reese Atwood University of Texas at Austin * 1st Team All-American
At-Large-Pitcher Payton Gottshall University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1st Team All-American
At-Large-Shortstop Maya Brady University of California, Los Angeles 1st Team All-American
At-Large-Pitcher Jessica Mullins Texas State University 1st Team All-American
At-Large-First Base Brooke Nelson University of Washington 1st Team All-American
At-Large-Outfield Addy Greene Virginia Tech 1st Team All-American
Pitcher Sydney Berzon Louisiana State University 2nd Team All-American
Pitcher Emiley Kennedy Texas A&M University, College Station 2nd Team All-American
Pitcher Jala Wright Duke University 2nd Team All-American
Catcher Sharlize Palacios University of California, Los Angeles 2nd Team All-American
First Base Bri Ellis University of Arkansas 2nd Team All-American
Second Base Elon Butler University of California, Berkeley 2nd Team All-American
Third Base Jaysoni Beachum Florida State University 2nd Team All-American
Shortstop Skylar Wallace University of Florida 2nd Team All-American
Outfield Jayda Coleman University of Oklahoma 2nd Team All-American
Outfield Cori McMillan Virginia Tech 2nd Team All-American
Outfield Addison Barnard Wichita State University 2nd Team All-American
Utility/Pitcher Morgan Smith Rutgers, State Univ of New Jersey, New Brunswick2nd Team All-American
DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher CC Wong Wichita State University 2nd Team All-American
At-Large-First Base Madisyn Kennedy Mississippi State University 2nd Team All-American
At-Large-Catcher Kinzie Hansen University of Oklahoma 2nd Team All-American
At-Large-Pitcher Olivia Lackie University of South Alabama 2nd Team All-American
At-Large-Shortstop Jess Oakland University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2nd Team All-American
At-Large-Pitcher Kayla Beaver University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 2nd Team All-American
Pitcher Maddia Groff Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 3rd Team All-American
Pitcher Maddie Penta Auburn University 3rd Team All-American
Pitcher Morgan Leinstock University of Arkansas 3rd Team All-American
Catcher Caroline Wang Oklahoma State University 3rd Team All-American
First Base Karina Gaskins University of Notre Dame 3rd Team All-American
Second Base Maddie Moore Clemson University 3rd Team All-American
Third Base Karli Spaid Miami University (Ohio) 3rd Team All-American
Shortstop Erin Coffel University of Kentucky 3rd Team All-American
Outfield Kelsey Nader Northwestern University 3rd Team All-American
Outfield Abby Dayton University of Utah 3rd Team All-American
Outfield Dakota Kennedy University of Arizona 3rd Team All-American
Utility/Pitcher Trinity Schlotterbeck Florida Atlantic University 3rd Team All-American
DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher Ella Parker University of Oklahoma 3rd Team All-American
At-Large-Catcher Michaela Edenfield Florida State University 3rd Team All-American
At-Large-Pitcher Keagan Rothrock University of Florida 3rd Team All-American
At-Large-Shortstop Billie Andrews University of Nebraska, Lincoln 3rd Team All-American
At-Large-Outfield Jenna GolembiewskiMiami University (Ohio) 3rd Team All-American
At-Large-Pitcher Alana University of South Carolina, Columbia 3rd Team All-American
At-Large-DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher Reagan
Vawter
Walsh University of Florida 3rd Team All-American
* DENOTES UNANIMOUS SELECTIO
