Ottumwa -- The IHCC softball team had 13 players from the 2016 roster named to the NJCAA Region 11 Academic All-Region team, announced by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.

To be named to the academic all-region first team, a player must have a grade point average of between 3.5 and 4.0 for the term; second-team choices are those with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49.

The Indian Hills Academic All-Region award-winners for softball were:

First Team: Chelsea Eads, Courtnee Hahn, Emily Garcia, Kacey Duffield, Kassidi Henderson, Mallory Madsen, Marissa Promes, Nataliah Hopkins, Shannon Finneran, Shyanne Dubois and Sierra Walton

Second Team: Alayna Gabbert and Tamara Hicks