May 9, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah second baseman Staci Hemingway has been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VIII team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Hemingway, a junior who is majoring in sports management, was a second-team selection. The starter is hitting .176 on the year with five doubles, three home runs and 21 RBI.

Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, student-athletes must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his or her current institution and be nominated by his or her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.

The Utah softball team (28-25, 10-8 MWC) closes out the regular season this weekend against Colorado State, beginning Friday, May 9, in Fort Collins.