2026 CSC Academic All-District Teams
 
GOLDEN, Colo. – Five members of the Colorado School of Mines softball team were recognized Tuesday for their academic and athletic achievements Kendall Aragon, Kat Miller, Emiaj Self, Ellen Shull and Taylor Wayne were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for Division II.
 
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 field and in the classroom. Student-athletes who meet both athletic and academic standards laid out by the CSC Academic All-America Core Committee will be selected to advance to the Academic All-America ballot.
 
Aragon earned her second Mines degree with a Master's in STEM Education earlier this month behind a 3.86 GPA after completing her undergraduate studies in Chemical Engineering last spring. Now a three-time Academic All-District selection in her career, Aragon will advance to the Academic All-America® ballot. An RMAC First Team All-Academic selection, a First Team All-RMAC selection and Gold Glove Team honoree this spring, Aragon batted .420/.455/.692 with 13 doubles, 12 triples, three home runs, 49 RBI and 42 runs scored along with 11 stolen bases. The Thornton native led NCAA Division II in triples this spring and finished the regular season tied for the national lead across all levels of the NCAA.
 
Miller graduated earlier this month with a degree in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering and carried a 3.97 GPA. Like Aragon, she is now a three-time Academic All-District selection. This spring Miller went 4-4 with a 5.61 ERA in 17 appearances with 11 starts. She struck out 21 in 48.2 innings and also hit 1.000 at the plate with two hits and two runs batted in. She earned a win in 5.2 innings of relief opening weekend against Texas A&M Kingsville and worked a complete game in her final home start against CSU Pueblo on April 25.
 
Self earned her first honors from CSC with a 3.836 GPA in Electrical Engineering. An RMAC Academic Honor Roll selection this spring, Self started all 54 games in which she appeared at shortstop and posted a line of .243/.339/.426 with 12 doubles, six triples, a home run, 29 RBI and 24 runs scored. She finished the spring tied for second on the team in doubles and was third in triples, placing her in a tie for sixth on the single-season list with Molly Thiebaut (2013) and Chrissy Ryan (1996).
 
Shull likewise earned her first Academic All-District honors with a 3.814 GPA in Chemical Engineering. She was also an RMAC Academic Honor Roll recipient this spring. This spring Shull went 3-4 with a 5.41 ERA in 18 appearances with six starts. In 42.2 innings of work, she struck out 10. She earned two of her wins in the final month of the season, picking up decisions on the road at Chadron State on April 12 and Adams State on April 19.
 
Wayne became a two-time graduate of Mines earlier this month when she completed her Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering while maintaining a 4.00 GPA after earning her undergraduate degree in the same field last spring. 2026 marks Wayne's second appointment to the Academic All-District Team. A First Team Academic All-RMAC selection, Wayne led the Orediggers with a career-best eight wins in the circle while posting a 4.52 ERA which was good for 13th in the RMAC this spring. Over a team-leading 113 innings pitched in 27 appearances, she struck out 42 while at the plate she hit a home run, drove in two runs and scored five times. Wayne won three consecutive starts this season from February 21-28 against UCCS and Fort Lewis while working a career-high eight innings against MSU Denver on March 14.
 
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