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14 Grizzlies named All-America Scholar-Athlete
6/19/2026 10:28:00 AM | Softball
Fourteen players from coach Stef Ewing's Montana softball program have been named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete, matching a program record.
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Montana's 2023 team also had 14 players named All-America Scholar-Athlete by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
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More than half of the 24 players on Ewing's second Griz team made this year's list, including nine of Montana's 13 freshmen from this past season.
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To be eligible for All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, players must have registered at least a 3.5 GPA for the 2025 fall and 2026 spring semesters.
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Honored from this past season's team were: Kodi Allred, Jenna Barney, Hailey Boer, Brooklynn Braun, Jessica Cherms, Audri Elias, Brianna Gutierrez, Kaci Kiblen, Makinzie Nelson, Cameryn Ortega, Ava Puttler, Chloe Saxton, Carah Sweet and Madison Tarrant.
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Tarrant, a rising senior who has a 3.88 GPA as a journalism major, was named All-America Scholar-Athlete for the third time.
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Last month she was named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators for the second time in her career.
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Named All-America Scholar-Athlete for the second time were rising juniors Hailey Boer and Cameryn Ortega.
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Boer has a 3.63 GPA as a business management major, Ortega a 3.52 GPA as a communication studies major.
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After going 8-42 in 2025 in Ewing's first season, Montana, with only one senior on the team, improved to 22-32 in 2026 and finished tied for second in the Big Sky Conference, one game out of first.
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Montana's 2023 team also had 14 players named All-America Scholar-Athlete by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
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More than half of the 24 players on Ewing's second Griz team made this year's list, including nine of Montana's 13 freshmen from this past season.
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To be eligible for All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, players must have registered at least a 3.5 GPA for the 2025 fall and 2026 spring semesters.
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Honored from this past season's team were: Kodi Allred, Jenna Barney, Hailey Boer, Brooklynn Braun, Jessica Cherms, Audri Elias, Brianna Gutierrez, Kaci Kiblen, Makinzie Nelson, Cameryn Ortega, Ava Puttler, Chloe Saxton, Carah Sweet and Madison Tarrant.
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Tarrant, a rising senior who has a 3.88 GPA as a journalism major, was named All-America Scholar-Athlete for the third time.
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Last month she was named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators for the second time in her career.
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Named All-America Scholar-Athlete for the second time were rising juniors Hailey Boer and Cameryn Ortega.
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Boer has a 3.63 GPA as a business management major, Ortega a 3.52 GPA as a communication studies major.
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After going 8-42 in 2025 in Ewing's first season, Montana, with only one senior on the team, improved to 22-32 in 2026 and finished tied for second in the Big Sky Conference, one game out of first.
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