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CRAIG NAMED ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICAN
Southwest softball pitcher Staci Craig has been named to
the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Academic All-American Team. She was one of only six
student-athletes from colleges in the Tennessee Junior
and Community College Athletic Association (TJCCAA)
named to this year’s Academic All-American Team. In
addition, Craig’s 3.87 cumulative grade point average
earned her Distinguished Academic All-American
recognition.
NJCAA Academic All-Americans must have a cumulative
grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale for
45 semester hours. Distinguished Academic All-Americans
must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or
better.
Craig, a native of Burlison, Tennessee and graduate of
Brighton High School, is the fifth Lady Saluqi to be
selected NJCAA Academic All-American and the third to
merit Distinguished All-American. She is also a two-time
recipient of the Tennessee Junior and Community College
Athletic Association’s Academic Achievement Award and
earned the highest grade point average of any Southwest
student-athlete in each of the past two years. Craig has
been accepted into the University of Tennessee Health
Science Center’s Dental Hygiene Program.
In her two-year career at Southwest, Craig set Lady
Saluqis’ pitching records with 25 wins, 304 strikeouts,
and a 2.38 earned run average. As a sophomore, she set
single season records with 15 wins, 185 strikeouts, and
a 1.98 earned run average and finished fourth in voting
for TJCCAA Pitcher of the Year. Her freshman year, Craig
was named to the TJCCAA’s All-Western Division team
after leading the team with 10 pitching victories, a
2.92 earned run average, and 119 strikeouts.
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