NORMAN, Okla - OU senior centerfielder Erin Evans was named first-team
Verizon Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA) on Thursday. Evans is a three-time first team All-Big 12 selection who
will graduate with honors from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Special
Education.
This marks the second consecutive year Evans has earned First-Team Academic All-America
honors for District VI.
A four-year starter for Oklahoma in the outfield, Evans has played in 247 games
and started in 236. One of the fastest players in OU history, Erin ranks third
in all-time career stolen bases and has a team-high 13 stolen bases this season.
With a career batting average of .330, Evans ranks third in all-time career runs
scored, fifth in hits and seventh in RBI, triples and total bases for the Sooners.
An outstanding student, Evans was also named to the first-team Academic All-Big
12 team for the fourth consecutive year earlier this season. Evans earned her
first award in 2000 as a redshirt freshman.
Evans was the first freshman player in OU history to earn All-America honors as
a third team selection in 2000. Other career honors for Evans include first-team
All-Midwest Region and third-team All-American as well as being named the 2001
Regional Most Outstanding Player.
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Lauren Bay |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
Trail, British Columbia |
3.54 |
International Business |
| Cat Osterman |
Texas |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
3.24 |
Education |
| Kim Eiben |
Arkansas |
Sr. |
N. Delta, British Columbia |
3.85 |
Criminology |
| Katie Evans |
Texas A&M-CC |
Jr. |
Tempe, Ariz. |
3.87 |
Secondary Education |
| Kate Jaspers |
Mississippi State |
Jr. |
Prescott, Ariz. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Kim Wilmoth |
Baylor |
So. |
Garland, Texas |
3.96 |
Accounting/Business |
| Amanda Brown |
Southern Mississippi |
Sr. |
Cypress, Texas |
3.88 |
Biological Sciences |
| Erin Evans |
Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Lawton, Okla. |
3.51 |
Special Education |
| Kristen Zaleski |
SW Texas State |
Jr. |
Temple, Texas |
3.35 |
Criminal Justice |
| Christine Stephens |
New Mexico State |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
3.56 |
Social Work/Crim. Just. |
| Brandi McGuire |
Tulsa |
Sr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
3.55 |
Finance |