MARSHALL, Minn. — Southwest Minnesota State University junior first baseman
Emma Grote has been named to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District® 7 softball team. The selection was made by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
Grote was one of five infielders named to the 12-member team from District 7, which is made up of schools from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC).
Grote is the first SMSU softball player to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors since Amy Dreessen in 2013. She now advances to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot, where first, second and third team All-Academic honorees will be selected next month. Dreessen, in 2013, is the lone SMSU softball player to earn CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.
A native of Blair, Neb., Grote has compiled a 3.98 cumulative GPA in exercise science. She started 38 games at first base, outfield and designated hitter this season and batted .341 with two triples, one double and one home run. She led the squad with 12 stolen bases and ranked second in runs scored (30) and was third in base hits (45). Grote finished with a .961 fielding percentage which included a team-high 189 putouts.
Grote has played and started 125 games in her three-year career and has compiled a .307 batting average with 74 runs scored, six doubles, three triples, two home runs and 24 stolen bases.
The Google Cloud Academic All-District® teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and College Division. The College Division includes all NAIA, Canadian, two-year schools and other affiliations.
The Division II and III Google Cloud Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams.
For more information about CoSIDA's Google Cloud Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com or the Academic All-America® home page on CoSIDA.com.
