May 11, 2000
Sophomore Sarah Beeson (Tucson, CA), a member of the Stanford softball team, was selected to the 2000 GTE Academic All-District VIII Women's Softball team, announced by CoSIDA today.
Beeson is one of 11 female student-athletes that represent eight different NCAA Division I institutions. She will now be placed on the national GTE/CoSIDA Women's Softball Academic All-America ballot.
In order to be eligible for the Academic All-America honor, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, must be a starter or an important reserve and be in at least their second season at their current school.
Beeson has played in 58 games at first base for the Cardinal this season and is hitting .341, with 15 doubles, five home runs and 52 RBI.