CoSIDA Academic All-District® Honorees

Williamsburg, KY – For the second straight season, Hailey Wood earns CoSIDA Academic All-District® Honors and joining her on the list is Maddie Sickau. This marks the fourth straight season that UC softball has a student-athlete garner the award and the first time in those four years to have two in the same season. The CoSIDA Academic All-District® is divided into geographical regions with both Sickau and Wood in District 2.

Wood joins Hannah Stephenson as a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District® honorees for the Patriots. Wood is an Exercise and Sport Science major with a minor in Biology. The McMinnville, TN native just finished one of her most successful seasons for UC with First Team Mid-South Conference honors as well as a MSC Gold Glove for her defense in center field. She was second in the conference for stolen bases (39), second in triples (5), and 11^th in runs scored (45). Four UC, Wood was first in total bases, t-first in doubles (12), and first in slugging percentage (.549), and second in batting average (.346).

Sickau adds CoSIDA Academic All- District® to her long resume of accolades. The junior is a nursing major who has been on the MSC Academic All-Conference list three times in her career. She garnered First Team MSC honors for the third straight season as well. The Anderson County, TN native paced the Patriots in a number of offensive categories including average (.371), hits (56), on-base percentage and walks (28).

Both Sickau and Wood advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in June.

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