State Softball Sends League-High To Academic All-SEC Honors
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ? The Mississippi State Softball team sent a league-high number of student-athletes to Academic All-SEC honors for the fourth time since 1997 and 10 or more athletes to such accolades for the third time in school history with the release of the 2004 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll Wednesday afternoon by the league office in Birmingham, Ala.
Thirteen MSU softball players earned league academic laurels in 2004, including one with a cumulative 4.0 GPA. Senior shortstop Jennifer Jessup earned her third academic all-conference accolade and headlined a list of seven Bulldogs who have been decorated with the honor more than once. Tanelda McDonald, Kelli Miller, Stephanie Owens, Brandi Watkins and Callye Williams all earned the laurel for the first time. Meagan O'Nan earned the honor for the first time as a softball player after taking home league academic laurels as a basketball player in 2002.
In the sport of softball alone, Mississippi State stands unchallenged as the leader of academic all-SEC honorees since the sport's inception in 1997. The SEC has decorated an SEC-leading 70 student-athletes with Academic All-SEC honors in the seven seasons that any MSU player has been eligible for the award.
The honors added to the State squad's already impressive list of recognitions earned during the 2003-04 academic year. Among them, the Bulldogs have earned 27 individual academic recognition for their high marks in the classroom.
The SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll is expected to be announced later this summer.
2004 SEC SPRING ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
(List Includes Only MSU Softball Players)
| Name | Class | Major |
| Blaire Brown | Senior | Psychology |
| Kate Jaspers | Senior | Psychology |
| Jennifer Jessup | Senior | Physical Education |
| Tanelda McDonald | Junior | Bus. Risk Mngt/Ins/Financial Planning |
| Iyhia McMichael | Senior | Business Marketing |
| Kelli Miller | Sophomore | Biological Sciences |
| Lindsay Nelson | Senior | Sociology |
| Meagan O'Nan | Senior | Counselor Education |
| Stephanie Owens | Sophomore | Communication |
| Krystal Tillman | Senior | Business Marketing |
| Jennifer Waterman | Senior | Biological Sciences |
| Brandi Watkins | Senior | Biological Sciences |
| Callye Williams | Sophomore | Communication |