May 10, 2007

For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon Kolditz
wkolditz@memphis.edu, (901) 871-5475

University of Memphis senior pitcher Jenna Kubesch was selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV First Team on Thursday. It is the second year in a row the Weimar, Texas, native has earned the first team honor.

Kubesch graduated in May 2006 with a 3.94 GPA in communications and just completed her second semester in her master's program. She carries a 3.67 GPA in her graduate sport and leisure concentration and was a 2006 CoSIDA Academic District IV First Team selection. Kubesch also is the school's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

The Weimar, Texas, native ranks in the top 10 in nearly every pitching category and is the first Memphis pitcher to record more than 20 wins and 200 strikeouts in a season. Kubesch finished the regular season with a 23-10 record with a 2.24 ERA and 225 strikeouts. The senior is the reigning C-USA Pitcher of the Week and earned the honor three times during the season. Kubesch closed out the final two weeks 6-1 with a 0.68 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 51.1 innings of work to help Memphis capture its improbable entry into the C-USA Championship.

All of the division first team winners are all on the ballot for the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America teams to be voted on later this month.

District 4 Winners
University Division
First Team

C    Kaleigh Rafter     Detroit Mercy    Jr.  Guelph, ON          3.84  Criminal Justice
Inf  Elzabeth Boden     Tennessee Tech   Jr.  Plover, Wis.        3.72  Civil Engineering
Inf  Allison Vallas     Bowling Green    Jr.  Perrysburg, Ohio    3.93  Physical Education
Inf  Adrienne Baran     Detroit Mercy    Sr.  Richmond, MI        3.44  Biochemistry
Inf  Brooke Marnitz     Kentucky         Sr.  Lexington, Ky.      3.3   Business Mgt.
OF   India Chiles       Tennessee        Sr.  Louisville, Ky.     3.50  Psychology
OF   Lindsay Schutzler  Tennessee        Sr.  Monterey, Calif.    3.88  Psychology
OF   Lillian Hammond    Tennessee        So.  Chattanooga, Tenn.  4.0   Sociology (Criminal Justice)
P    Jenna Kubesch      Memphis          Gr.  Weimar, Texas       3.94  Public Relations
                                                                  3.67  Sport & Leisure (grad)
P    Hayley Wiemer      Bowling Green    So.  Sylvania, Ohio      4.00  Adolescent Education
DP   Brittney Robinson  Kent State       Jr.  LaGrange, Ohio      3.42  Exploratory Studies

Second Team
C    Kristyn Castonzo   Tennessee Tech   Jr.  Hawthorn Woods, Ill.3.83  Biology
Inf  Rebecca King       Morehead State   Sr.  Parkersburg, W.Va.  4.00  Mathematics/Chemistry
Inf  Jamie Fitzpatrick  Kent State       Jr.  Cartersville, Ga.   3.88  Education
Inf  Sarah Dickey       Detroit Mercy    Sr.  Windsor, ON         3.64  Education
Inf  Christine Eggers   Dayton           Jr.  Centerville, Ohio   3.60  Business
OF   Rebekah Milian     Michigan         Sr.  Grand Blanc, Mich.  3.90  Teacher Ed.
OF   Ashley Fertic      Kentucky         Sr.  Valrico, Fla.       3.7   Accounting
OF   Kristi Cunningham  Louisville       So.  Gallatin, Tenn.     3.83  Exercise Science/Pre-Nursing
P    Catherine Bishop   Louisville       Sr.  Adelaide, Australia 3.51  Biology
P    Ali Pettit         Central Michigan So.  Kentwood, Mich.     3.92  Communication Disorders