GOSHEN, Ind. - The 2025-26 Academic All-District® softball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, was announced on Tuesday, and Goshen had five student-athletes make the team. Tatem Adams, Rachel Kates, Ella Mcleod, Shay Pipher and Audrey White earned the recognition.

The awards recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in their sports and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes softball honorees in four divisions - NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

From the Crossroads League, there were 27 student-athletes that made the team. Goshen was one of four schools that collected the maximum of five award winners.

The Academic All-America® award is the longest-running and most prestigious academic and athletic award for student-athletes, being given out yearly since 1952. The Academic All-District® award is given to student-athletes with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average that are sophomores athletically and academically. Individuals must have been nominated by their Sports Information Department and meet specific performance minimums for their sport. For softball, they must have played in at least 90 percent or started in 66 percent of their team's contests throughout the current season. Pitchers were required to have made at least 17 appearances or thrown 35 innings.