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Haley Outon Named Academic All-American
5/22/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 22, 2014
HOUSTON - University of Houston's Haley Outon was named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-American team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced on Thursday.
Outon landed on the Third Team after helping carry the Cougars to their fourth-straight NCAA postseason appearance while leading the league in home runs (16) and RBIs (55). The savvy slugger also carried a team best GPA of 3.71 while finishing her degree in health promotions this past semester.
To be eligible for consideration of being named to the All-American squad, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or a key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 or better on a scale of 4.0 and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at her current institution.
The Pflugerville, Texas, native becomes the first Cougar in school history to earn Academic All-American distinction after becoming the fourth athletic All-American in 2012. She will continue her career on the softball field in the immediate future signing a free agent deal with the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch league.
Outon also earned All-Conference and NFCA All-Region recognition for the third straight season this year.
For the full release, visit CoSIDA.com
Since 1952, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has honored more than 20,000 outstanding student-athletes with this prestigious award, which became known as the Capital One Academic All-America® in 2011. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and sophomore athletic eligibility.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $206.9 billion in deposits and $289.9 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2013. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has more than 900 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
