May 9, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Leah Krohn Earns Academic All-District Honors In Softball

Senior first baseman from Taylorsville, N.C., named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III College Division Second Team

Hickory, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne senior Leah Krohn has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III College Division Second Team for softball. The Academic All-American Teams are selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

Krohn, a first baseman from Taylorsville, N.C., and a graduate of Alexander Central High School, finished the 2008 season with a .290 batting average to go along with eight home runs and 39 runs batted in.

Krohn, a two-time All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team selection (2007-08) and a 2007 all-region pick, is the school’s all-time leader in home runs (33).

Krohn has a 3.72 grade point average and is majoring in religious studies and family development.

Krohn has helped lead L-R to three consecutive South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Titles and three straight berths in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Tournament.

The Bears just finished the 2008 campaign with a 42-14 record.