LOUISVILLE, Ky. – (Aug. 12) -- Eleven members of the Washington & Jefferson College softball program have been named All-America Scholar-Athletes by Easton and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the organization announced today.

The Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete award recognizes softball student-athletes who maintain a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the duration of the 2025-26 academic year. 

The 2025-26 Washington & Jefferson College honorees include:
2026 graduate Hannah Allen (Harrison City, Pa./Penn Trafford)
2026 graduate Julia DiPietro-Harvey (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice)
2026 graduate Deanna Gratton (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway)
Rising junior Anna Luxenberger (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township)
Rising junior Maddie Luxenberger (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township)
Rising sophomore Aliza Michielli (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton)
Rising junior Addison Reese (Mount Pleasant, Pa./Mount Pleasant)
Rising senior Mirranda Rinehart (Washington, Pa./Trinity)
Rising junior Macayle Thornhill (Warren, Ohio/Jackson-Milton)
2026 graduate Kaylee Witner (Freeland, Pa./MMI Preparatory School)
Rising sophomore Haylee Young (Zanesville, Ohio/John Glenn)

As a team, the Presidents were among the Division III teams recognized, as they compiled a 3.36 grade-point average as a group. 

W&J Softball enters a new era with the start of the 2026-27 academic year as Lexi Buck takes the reigns as head coach and leader of the program. The 2027 season is slated to get under way in March with the team's Spring Break trip to Florida.