INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky Softball sophomore Sophie Margelot was selected to the 2022 Horizon League Softball All-Academic Team announced by the conference Friday.

 A total of 16 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team while two more were tabbed as honorable mentions in balloting by the League's faculty athletics representatives. 

"We are so proud of Sophie to have earned this honor from the Horizon League," said head coach Kathryn Gleason. "We place great emphasis on effort, hard work and succeeding in the classroom. It is something we take great pride in within our program."

Margelot, a sophomore from Henderson, Kentucky, is an exercise science major at Northern Kentucky and has started in 44 out of 45 games this season for the Norse. She has totaled 10 RBI, 11 runs, 15 hits and three stolen bases during the 2022 season. 

The All-Academic Team and Honorable Mention Team are comprised of student-athletes from all 10 League institutions that sponsor softball. Oakland and Purdue Fort Wayne led the League with three selections each while Cleveland State, Green Bay, IUPUI and Youngstown State all placed two total student-athletes on the teams. Detroit Mercy, Northern Kentucky, RMU and UIC all had one student-athlete named to the All-Academic Team.

The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team's overall contests or 20 percent of overall contests for pitchers. 

2022 #HLSB All-Academic Team (ties are not broken)
Sophie Margelot, Northern Kentucky
Sydney Bajusz, Cleveland State
Jenna Deang, Cleveland State
McKenna Tanguay, Detroit Mercy
Becca Edwards, Green Bay
Samantha Saloun, Green Bay
Jaida Speth, IUPUI
Sydney Campbell, Oakland
Madison Jones, Oakland
Jessie Munson, Oakland
Shaina Eyre, Purdue Fort Wayne
Alise Hale, Purdue Fort Wayne
Jade Johnson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Erika Bell, RMU
Dee Dee Caskey, UIC
Sydney Payne, Youngstown State
 
Honorable Mention Team
Victoria Sivert, IUPUI
Nikki Saibene, Youngstown State