Eight Kohawks earn All-Region and All-Conference honors

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A total of eight different Coe softball players earned NFCA All-Midwest Region honors or All-Iowa Conference honors as both were announced on Tuesday. The Kohawks had a league-best six members on the All-Iowa Conference team, led by junior Ashley Leonard (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) and freshman Krystal Kopp (Solon, Iowa/Solon), as both were first team selections.

Five players were named to the NFCA All-Midwest Region team, with Leonard again being a first team selection. After being named a first team selection, she is eligible to be on the All-American team announced later this week.

Junior Ellie Schultz (Clayton, Iowa/Clayton Ridge), sophomore Abby Wedemeier (Maynard, Iowa/West Central), Chelsea Zaugg (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) and Danielle Leavens (Charles City, Iowa/Charles City) were all Second Team All-Iowa Conference selections.

Joining Leonard on the NFCA All-Midwest Region teams were Schultz and junior Sonja Schwenker (Burlington, Iowa/Burlington) on the second team, while Leavens and senior April Kalmes (Springville, Iowa/Springville) were third team selections.

The Kohawks will take their 31-14 record into this week's NCAA Regional Tournament. Coe will face Wisconsin-Whitewater at 2 p.m. on Thursday in Rock Island, Ill.