(Sioux City, Iowa) - The 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Softball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Gwen Mikkelsen from Northwestern was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year. Mikkelsen becomes Northwestern’s first Player of the Year recipient since 2002 (Renae Bahrke). Abby Kraemer of Dordt was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Pitcher-of-the-Year. Shane Bouman from Northwestern was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year.

2023 FIRST TEAM:

Gwen Mikkelsen Northwestern INF Jr. Casa Grande, Ariz.

Roni Foote Midland INF Jr. Omaha, Neb.

Carly Pfitzer Midland INF Sr. Gretna, Neb.

Morgan Nixon Morningside INF Sr. Elkhorn, Neb.

McKinnely Mull Dakota Wesleyan INF So. Vernal, Utah

Emily Strasser Northwestern INF Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D.

Emily Prai Midland OF Jr. Lincoln, Neb.

Sydney Schelkopf Hastings OF Sr. Geneva, Neb.

Ashtyn Billings Northwestern OF Fr. Ankeny, Iowa

Alyssa Burke Dakota Wesleyan OF Jr. Rapid City, S.D.

Ellie Cropley Morningside OF Sr. N. Sioux City, S.D.

Abby Kraemer Dordt P Sr. Alta, Iowa

Aliyah Rincon Midland P Jr. Granada Hills, Calif.

Kate Kralik Northwestern P So. Indianola, Iowa

Amanda Schmaderer Midland C Jr. Lincoln, Neb.

Mykel Ann Gray Morningside C Sr. Ames, Iowa

Ella Koster Dordt DP Sr. Dorr, Mich.

Kameryn Etherington Northwestern UTL Jr. Algona, Iowa

2023 SECOND TEAM:

Madysn Grotewold Northwestern INF Jr. Larchwood, Iowa

Kylee Lukes Briar Cliff INF Jr. Jefferson, Wisc.

Elisabeth McGill Mount Marty INF Jr. Thornton, Colo.

Sydney Petersen Morningside INF Sr. Omaha, Neb.

Chandler Schemper Dordt INF Sr. Sheldon, Iowa

Macy Homes College of Saint Mary INF Sr. Wahoo, Neb.

Karis Gifford Briar Cliff OF So. Lincoln, Neb.

Trinity Gregg Jamestown OF Fr. Barnesville, Minn.

Autumn Porter Mount Marty OF So. Miles City, Mont.

Grace Dowding Doane OF So. Firth, Neb.

Aurora Tyson Dordt OF So. Georgetown, Tex.

Camry Moore Doane P Sr. Crete, Neb.

Maddi Duncan Briar Cliff P Fr. Lincoln, Neb.

Grace Buffington Morningside P So. Gretna, Neb.

Chloe Gallegos Northwestern C So. Carroll, Iowa

Kennedy Andersen Briar Cliff C Sr. Panora, Iowa

Peyton Bagley Dakota Wesleyan DP So. Rapid City, S.D.

Megan Garcia College of Saint Mary UTL So. Elkhorn, Neb.

HONORABLE MENTION:

Briar Cliff– Aubrey Chichurka (INF), Callie Billings (OF), Alannah Naumann (OF), Katelyn Kotlarz (P)

Concordia – Kylie Shottenkirk (INF), Hanna Bowers (INF), Aubrey Bruning (OF)

Doane– Angelina Esqueda (INF)

Dordt – Ivy Terpstra (OF)

Hastings - Lexie Mudloff (INF), Katyn Kappler (OF), Kyleigh Boever (P), Macie Mays (DP)

Midland – Keira Painter (OF)

Morningside – Kennedee Jones (INF), Ellie Kay Gengler (DP)

Mount Marty– Bailey Kortan (INF), Ella Ray (OF), McKenzie Gray (P)

Jamestown – Samarah Martinez (INF), Ally Battistoni (UTL), Mackenzie Lefebvre (DP)

The seven All-Conference selections for Northwestern are the most since 2012.