Ten Otters Earn NFCA Academic Honors

Softball team caps strong academic season with awards

July 14, 2025

By: Kevin Gilmore (@OtterKevin)

SEASIDE, Calif. — Ten Cal State Monterey Bay softball student-athletes added to their resumés by earning All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

To earn NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, a player must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Sophomore Karissa Gralnick (Newbury Park HS) led the way for CSUMB with a perfect 4.0 gpa as a psychology major. Freshman Mikaya Griego (Diamond Bar HS) and senior Summer Voth (Calabasas HS) were right behind Gralnick. Griego carries a 3.93 GPA as a kinesiology major while Voth earned her degrees in marine science and biology with a 3.92 mark.

"Balancing sport and academics is a huge responsibility, and I'm proud of our Otters for excelling on and off the field," says CSUMB Head Coach Emily Montañez.

The full Otter list of NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete Award winners is as follows:

Anastacia Alba (3.61, Business Marketing)
Sofia Cervantes (3.53, Business Administration)
Ellie Escalante (3.77, Psychology)
Karissa Gralnick (4.0, Psychology)
Mikaya Griego (3.93, Kinesiology)
Kaitlyn Le (3,79, Psychology)
Nevaeh Martinez (3.69, Humanities and Communications)
Gracie Strycula (3.54, Business Accounting)
Summer Voth (3.92, Marine Science, Biology)
Jaedyn White (3.89, Humanities and Communications)

GO OTTERS!

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