Softball places three on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team

May 08, 2008

The 2008 Sun Devil Softball team added yet another accolade to their already storied 2008 season Thursday afternoon as they placed three roster members; <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/cochran_kaitlin00.html… Cochran</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/vasquez_jackie00.html"… Vasquez</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/mapes_jessica00.html">… Mapes</a> on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team.<separator></separator>Cochran, a junior outfielder from Yorba Linda, Calif. makes her second career appearance on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team, coupling her accolade with 2007's. A pre-secondary education-math major Cochran has excelled above and beyond on both the field and the classroom as she wraps her junior year with a 3.47 GPA while leading the Pac-10 in nearly every offensive category.<separator></separator>Mapes, also a junior outfielder, is an in-state product as she hails from Tempe, Ariz., and is making her second appearance as well on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Team as she collected Second Team honors in 2007. She is a Family and Human Development major with an amazing 4.09 GPA and attends ASU on a Presidential Scholarship.<separator></separator>Vasquez, a senior outfielder from Tucson, Ariz., makes her first career appearance on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Team, after being eligible only her junior and senior years after transferring from Kansas. She holds a 3.65 GPA in Special Education and has been awarded with numerous education awards and accolades as well as being listed as a finalist for the Lowe's CLASS Award.