University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Jenkins Selected To Easton 2004 All-America Team
6/14/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Jenkins Selected To Easton 2004 All-America Team
Auriel Jenkins |
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -
Southern Miss' Auriel Jenkins added to her decorated senior season after being named to one of the three 2004 All-America teams as selected by Easton Sports.
A first, second and third team, as well as an honorable mention team, were selected by the national sports outfit, and the teams included players from the Junior College level on up through NCAA Division I. Jenkins was a member of the organization's All-America Third Team.
This is the second All-America honor for Jenkins this season after she was named to the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-America team earlier this month.
Jenkins has enjoyed a tremendous senior season. As the Conference USA Most Valuable Player, she helped lead the Lady Eagles to the 2004 regular season Conference USA championship and a berth in the NCAA Regional Tournament. She led the team in a number of offensive categories including batting average (.373), slugging percentage (.601), on-base percentage (.432), runs scored (41), hits (tied with 57), and total bases (92). Jenkins also was second on the team in RBIs (29) and home runs (9).
Jenkins also was selected to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-South Region Second Team and was one of four Southern Miss athletes honored as an All American by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
She becomes the just the third Lady Eagle to be named to an All-America team in school history. Former standouts Courtney Blades and Amy Berman were both member of the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America teams in 1999 and 2000.
EASTON 2004 ALL AMERICAN TEAMS AND AWARDS 1ST TEAM 2ND TEAM 3RD TEAM Honorable Mention
P Kiera Goerl UCLA
P Jessica Van der Linden Florida State
P Kristina Thorson California
C Jenn Poore Oregon
C Kerry Farrell Colorado State
SS Christina Clark Fresno State
1ST Kim Wendland Georgia
2ND Caitlyn Benyi UCLA
3RD Vicky Galindo California
OF Nicole Barber Georgia
OF Kaleo Eldredge California
OF LaDonia Hughes LSU
AT-LARGE Casey Hunter Florida State
AT-LARGE Jamie Southern Fresno State
AT-LARGE Kristin Schmidt LSU
P Nikki Cinque Sacramento CC
P Lindsey Klabacha Cypress College
P Tammy Nielsen Creighton
C Leigh Ann Danos LSU
C Paige Paramore BYU
SS Nicole Moojen Cypress College
1ST Vanessa Iapala Oregon State
2ND Veronica Wootson Florida State
3RD Andrea Duran UCLA
OF Christina Bedwell Cal State Northridge
OF Leslie Klein LSU
OF Rachel Wilson West Valley College
AT-LARGE Jackie McClain Alabama
AT-LARGE Chelsea Spencer California
AT-LARGE Amber Jackson Bethune-Cookman
P Sonja Garnett San Francisco State
P Ani Nyhus Oregon
P Kelli Arnold Massachusetts
C Nicole Willis Fresno State
C Andrea Thomas Bethune-Cookman
SS Glennis Donnelly Utah
1ST Randi Gillespie West Valley College
2ND Traci Bender Sacramento CC
3RD Melissa Sanchez UC Riverside
OF Stacey Rybar Creighton
OF Lauren Castle LSU
OF Auriel Jenkins Southern Miss
AT-LARGE Wendi Salgo Sacramento CC
AT-LARGE Emily Kruger Illinois State
AT-LARGE Stephanie Ramos UCLA
Jessica Beech, Michigan State, At-Large; Amber Hall, Texas, Shortstop; Natalie Furrow, Michigan St., First Base; Danielle Hall, Golden West College, Shortstop; Lindsay James, California, Outfield ; Jodi Legaspi, UCLA, Shortstop; Ianeta Lei, BYU, First Base; Hilary Puglia, Massachusetts, Shortstop; Jessica Strickland, Colorado St., At-Large; Ricki Walker, Colorado State, First Base
