FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Former Arkansas softball standout Danielle Gibson has been named Arkansas’ nominee for the celebrated NCAA Girl of the 12 months award, the NCAA introduced Thursday.
The award, established in 1991, acknowledges the tutorial achievements, athletics excellence, group service and management of graduating feminine collegiate student-athletes from all three NCAA divisions. To be eligible, a nominee will need to have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and will need to have earned her undergraduate diploma by Summer time 2022.
Subsequent, convention places of work will choose their nominees for the NCAA Girl of the 12 months. Every convention’s nominee shall be introduced by the NCAA in August.
Gibson grew to become this system’s first two-time NFCA All-American in 2022 after finishing a exceptional four-year profession with the Razorbacks and taking this system to new heights. Gibson set single-season faculties information in batting common (.445), hits (81), RBI (70) and whole bases (155) as a senior.
Hailing from Murrieta, Calif., Gibson was beforehand acknowledged as a High 10 Finalist for USA Softball’s Collegiate Participant of the 12 months award to go together with NFCA First Workforce All-American, NFCA First Workforce All-South Area, First Workforce All-SEC, SEC All-Defensive Workforce, SEC Neighborhood Service Workforce and CoSIDA Second Workforce Educational All-America distinctions. Gibson led the SEC in RBI (33) and whole bases (65) throughout league play and tied for the lead in residence runs with 10. Moreover, the slugger grew to become Arkansas’ all-time RBI and whole bases chief in 2022.
Getting the job executed each on and off the sector, Gibson grew to become this system’s seventh student-athlete and first since 2014 to build up Educational All-America honors from CoSIDA.
Closing out an already legendary Razorback profession, Gibson was named to the SEC Softball Neighborhood Service Workforce for the second consecutive 12 months in Could. A dynamic chief at first, Gibson additionally exemplified her pure management abilities inside the area people. She commonly participated with Miracle League whereas aiding with Wholesome Hog Calls by touring to native elementary faculties to debate the significance of wholesome consuming and train. In Fall 2021, Gibson made goodie luggage and wrote “Thank You” letters to first responders. Volunteering with native missionaries, Gibson cooked meals, together with vacation dinners, and volunteered along with her church to show boys ages 8-12 about life abilities. Gibson and the Hogs volunteered with the Northwest Arkansas Meals Financial institution and browse to college students at native faculties. Gibson was additionally closely concerned with “Procuring with the Razorbacks Cash Donation”, the place she fundraised and picked up cash to buy Christmas presents.
Gibson is at the moment pursuing an expert profession with Athletes Limitless (AU) after collaborating within the league’s inaugural AUX season in California. Earlier in Could, Gibson was one in all 13 faculty gamers chosen within the AU draft.
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