Fresno State Athletics
Runge Honored as NFCA Scholar-Athlete
10/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Oct. 1, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - The academic excellence demonstrated by Fresno State's Diane Runge earned national recognition as a 2009-10 National FastPitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.
Runge achieved a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average during the 2009-10 academic year to mark the 29th time a member of the Fresno State softball program has been designated a NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
With her exceptional academic performance, Runge was recognized on the President's List and Dean's List for both the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.
Runge, who is now a sophomore, earned 12 starts and played in 37 games as a freshman outfielder throughout the 2010 season. She also scored eight runs and registered seven hits including one double. Runge (Clovis, Calif.) prepped at Buchanan High School, where she helped the Bears win the 2009 Valley championship in the Tri River Athletic Conference.
To be honored as a NFCA Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must post a 3.5 or better GPA for the academic school year.
Fresno State Softball NFCA Scholar-Athletes
1997-98
Alicia Dowland
Amanda Scott
Jennifer Slaney
Becky Witt
2000-01
Vanessa Czarnecki
Lindsay Fossatti
Mitzi Ing
Jamie Southern
Tiffany Whipple
Becky Witt
2001-02
Vanessa Czarnecki
Lindsay Fossatti
Mitzi Ing
Jamie Southern
Pam West
Tiffany Whipple
2004-05
Jamie Southern
2006-07
Samantha Legorreta
Robin Mackin
Lindsay Milchovich
Aja Scheuber
2007-08
Haley Perkins
Samantha Legorreta
Ashley White
2008-09
Lindsay Milchovich
Haley Perkins
Mallory Perkins
Kaylan Pollard
2009-10
Diane Runge
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