GREENWOOD, Ind. - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team was released on Tuesday. Dani Laughlin, Sara Reid, Cara Farnam, Kaitlin Foral and Addyson Alber all received Academic All-District honors. 

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be at least sophomores academically and athletically and maintain a 3.50 or higher grade point average. In softball, eligible student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games or must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's contests. For pitchers, a student-athlete must have made at least 17 appearances or pitched 35 innings. 

The 2026 Academic All-District® Softball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced June 16, 2026.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.

Dani Laughlin (OF, 5-3, R-So., Riverside, Iowa / Texas State)

• All-GLVC Second Team

• Started in 47 games

• Finished eighth in the GLVC with a .410 batting average

• Ranked 20th in the GLVC in total hits with 55

• Added a .433 slugging percentage and .474 on-base percentage

• Had a team-most 15 RBIs

• Recorded a season-high four hits in back-to-back games against Quincy (Ill.) (3/21) and Truman State (Mo.) (3/22)

Sara Reid (RHP, 5-9, Sr., Central City, Iowa / Indian Hills CC)

• Appeared in 37 games with 29 starts

• Earned six wins and a shutout on the mound with a 4.19 ERA

• Pitched in 142 innings, striking out 89 batters

• Totaled 13 hits with five doubles and a home run, 11 RBIs and scored five runs

• Had three hits with a double and a home run against Augustana (S.D.) (2/26)

• Recorded eight strikeouts in the contest with Concordia-St. Paul (2/20)

Cara Farnam (RHP/OF, 5-6, Jr., Lincoln, Ill. / Lincoln Community College)

• James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honoree

• Posted a team-high two home runs

• Recorded the team's only triple against Bemidji State (Minn.) (2/21)

• Threw a total of 28 strikeouts on the mound this season

• Struck out a season-high seven batters against Drury (Mo.) (4/10)

Kaitlin Foral (C/IF, 5-1, Jr., Omaha, Neb. / Omaha Skutt Catholic HS)

• Played in 43 games with 40 starts

• Posted 24 hits, eight RBIs, 13 walks and eight runs scored

• Recorded two hits, two RBIs, two walks and two runs scored in a win over Bemidji State (Minn.) (2/21)

• Tallied a hit, an RBI and a run scored against Newman (Okla.) (2/1)

 Addyson Alber (C/UT, 5-9, Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa / John F. Kennedy HS)

• Started in 38 games during the season

• Totaled 17 hits with seven doubles, seven RBIs, 13 walks and scored eight runs

• Tailed six or more putouts in seven contests

• Had a hit, a walk, an RBI and scored a run in the win over Newman (Okla.) (2/28)

• Connected for a season-high two hits against Illinois Springfield (5/3)