BRIEFLY: SEMO SOFTBALL TEAM HONORED FOR ACADEMICS

The Southeast Missouri State University softball team has been recognized nationally for academic achievement by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Based on grade-point averages for the 1999-2000 academic year, Southeast finished ninth among NCAA Division I teams with a 3.28 overall GPA and the Otahkians had five players named NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes for having a 3.5 or better GPA.

Honored individually were current players Brooke Nett, Emmalynn Kisaka and Kathryn Cerneka, along with Tami Hebert and Michelle Frank from last year's squad.