SOFTBALL PLAYER PICKS UP NATIONAL AWARD

An Iowa Lakes Community College softball player has received a national award for outstanding play this past season.

Ashley Souphimdara, a student-athlete on the 2007 softball team, was selected to receive the NJCAA Division II 2007 adidas Golden Shoe Award which is presented annually to the top baserunners. She is the only NJCAA Division II winner and just one of nine women across the country to receive the award.

Souphimdara, of Brandon, S.D., swiped 45 of 47 bases in 2007 as she helped guide Iowa Lakes to a 38-19 record. Her 95 percent stolen base percentage ranked fourth in NJCAA Division II. The team’s second-best hitter at a .459 clip, the sophomore drove in 28 runs over the 56-game slate.

Presented annually by adidas, the NFCA’s (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) “Official Footwear,” the Golden Shoe Award recognizes athletes from member schools in nine divisions.

Divisional committees comprised of NFCA member coaches determined the adidas Golden Shoe Award winners.

To learn more about softball (and other athletics) at Iowa Lakes, go to www.iowalakes.edu and click on ‘athletics’ on the left menu bar.