STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announces the winners of the academic Top 10 awards, based on cumulative team grade-point averages submitted by NFCA member head coaches for the 2002-2003 academic year.
Top 10 winners are recognized in five college categories (NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and junior college) and two high school divisions (weighted and non-weighted scales). Below are lists of the Top 10 winners from each division. NCAA Division I School Team GPA Head Coach 1. Indiana State 3.466 Brenda Vigness-Coldren 2. Seton Hall 3.461 Ray Vander May 3. Southeast Missouri State 3.458 Lana Richmond 4. Morehead State 3.446 Jill Karwoski 5. Detroit Mercy 3.434 Bob Wilkerson 6. Southern Illinois 3.430 Kerri Blaylock 7. Marshall 3.400 Shonda Stanton 8. South Florida 3.395 Ken Eriksen 9. Eastern Michigan 3.365 Karen Baird 10. Ball State 3.341 Terri Laux NCAA Division II School Team GPA Head Coach 1. Findlay 3.764 Ron Ammons 2. Pittsburg State 3.562 Jen Wells 3. Central Missouri State 3.545 Rhesa Sumrell 4. St. Joseph's (Ind.) 3.527 Frank Wilkins 5. SW Oklahoma State 3.456 Tami Loy 6. Lynn 3.451 Amy Alderman t-7. Southern Arkansas 3.400 Jennifer Pagani t-7. Minnesota State-Mankato 3.400 Lori Meyer 9. Adelphi 3.398 Kate Whalen 10. Southwest Baptist 3.366 Dana Bradshaw NCAA Division III School Team GPA Head Coach 1. Whitworth (Wash.) 3.560 Teresa Hansen 2. Coe (Iowa) 3.508 Bob Timmons 3. Illinois Wesleyan 3.501 Beth Williams 4. Maryville (Mo.) 3.500 Charlie Kennedy 5. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 3.486 Joe Yocabet 6. Piedmont (Ga.) 3.480 Terry Martin 7. Savannah Coll. Art/Design 3.464 Terri Knecht 8. Benedictine (Ill.) 3.444 Kate Keller 9. Wisconsin-Whitewater 3.436 Brenda Volk 10. Emory (Ga.) 3.430 Penny Siqueiros NAIA School Team GPA Head Coach 1. Huron (S.D.) 3.560 Terri Holmes 2. Thomas (Ga.) 3.499 Thomas Macera 3. Lee (Tenn.) 3.497 Emily Moore 4. Bethel (Ind.) 3.467 Adam Roorbach 5. Concordia (Neb.) 3.440 Frank Greene 6. Iowa Wesleyan 3.390 Mike Hampton 7. Mid-America Nazarene 3.365 Krystal Kennard 8. Cumberland (Tenn.) 3.340 Junior Hawkins 9. Evangel (Mo.) 3.339 Jerry Breaux 10. Ohio Dominican 3.332 Marcella Vanlandingham Junior College School Team GPA Head Coach 1. Neosho County CC (Kan.) 3.520 Jeff Dabney 2. Iowa Western CC 3.478 Lana Ross 3. Indian Hills CC (Iowa) 3.430 Jeff Kelley 4. Coffeyville CC (Kan.) 3.410 Aron Potter 5. Johnson County CC (Kan.) 3.350 Frank Barnes 6. Northeast Mississippi CC 3.340 Jody Long 7. Western Texas College 3.320 Rodney McNeil 8. Seminole CC (Fla.) 3.280 Courtney Miller 9. St. Charles CC (Mo.) 3.242 Mark Redburn 10. Dodge City CC (Kan.) 3.213 Howie Smith High School (weighted scale) School Team GPA Head Coach 1. Gulliver Prep. School (Fla.) 4.070 Mark Schusterman t-2. Cape Fear HS (N.C.) 3.990 Lin Wheeler t-2. Denton HS (Texas) 3.990 Jodi Hermanek 4. H.B. Plant HS (Fla.) 3.972 Sallie Scudder 5. Marlborough HS (Calif.) 3.970 Ed Ramirez High School (non-weighted scale) School Team GPA Head Coach 1. Allen Co.-Scottsville (Ky.) 3.820 Rick Roberts 2. West Monroe HS (La.) 3.760 Amy Daigle 3. Seton Catholic HS (Ariz.) 3.750 Jerry Mullin 4. Defiance HS (Ohio) 3.747 Garry Rodenberger 5. Harborfields HS (N.Y.) 3.696 Ginny Nixon
