BLOOMINGTON, Ill. ? Three members of the Illinois Wesleyan softball team were chosen to the first team of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin all-league softball squad and three more earned second team honors from the league champion Titans.
 The first team selections were junior pitcher Kelly Murray, sophomore infielder Colleen Schuster and sophomore outfielder Brynn Hasse, while junior catcher Kat Mason, junior second baseman Jamie Palmer, and senior outfielder Stephanie Stephen were chosen to the second team.
 Beth Hasheider, who led IWU to its second straight CCIW title, was named “Coach of the Year.”
 Murray (Bloomington, Central Catholic HS) was also a first team choice last year and was “Pitcher of the Year” in the league in 2002. Against the league this spring she had a 6-1 record with a 1.19 earned run average and struck out 28 in 41 1/3 innings. As a hitter she batted .325 with a homer and nine RBI.
 Schuster (Joliet HS), who also repeats as a first team selection, was fourth in the league with a .463 average and was second with 14 RBI.
 Hasse (Chillicothe, IVC HS) led the conference with a .604 batting average and also led the CCIW in hits (29), runs (18), triples (five), and total bases (40). She had an on-base percentage of .588 and an .833 slugging percentage.
 Mason (Galesburg HS), a first team all-CCIW player in 2002, batted .324 in CCIW games with three doubles, three home runs and 12 runs batted in.
 Palmer (Knoxville HS) batted .474 in CCIW games, good for third in the conference. She had three doubles and a home run.
 Stephen (Martinsville, Casey-Westfield HS), who was the league’s “Player of the Year” in 2000 as a freshman, batted .333 in 14 league games this spring with two doubles, a homer, and 14 runs batted in.

 Stephanie Stephen and senior pitcher A.J. Reeley (Danville HS) were elected to the second team of the Verizon District Five all-academic squad, chosen by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 Stephen has a 3.60 grade-point average as an elementary education major and Reeley, who was first team academic all-district the past two seasons, has a 3.78 grade-point average as a math/risk management major.
 The all-district teams were chosen by a vote of CoSIDA members in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario. To be considered for the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America squads, players must be of at least sophomore standing, have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 (of 4.0), and be a starter or first-line reserve.

First Team
 

Position	Player	School	YR	Hometown (High School)
P	Shannon Gysberg	Carthage	JR	White Bear Lake, MN (Hill-Murray)
P	Kelly Murray	IL Wesleyan	JR	Bloomington, IL (Central Catholic)
C	Tricia McAfee	Millikin	SR	Bolingbrook, IL (Romeoville)
C	Annie Bandeko	Augustana	JR	Washington, IL (Washington)
1B	Leann Barber	Augustana	SO	Moline, IL (Moline)
2B	Dana Litchfield	North Central	SO	Marengo, IL (Marengo)
3B	Colleen Schuster	IL Wesleyan	SO	Joliet, IL (Joliet)
SS	Heidi Hallstrom	Augustana	SO	Moline, IL (Moline)
OF	Brynn Hasse	IL Wesleyan	SO	Chillicothe, IL (Illinois Valley Central)
OF	Abby Cooley	Wheaton	SO	Madbury, N.H. (Oyster River)
OF	Kristen Cerone	Augustana	JR	Wheaton, IL (Wheaton North)
DP	Gina Buchmiller	Carthage	FR	Gladstone, MI
UT	Hayley Hallstrom	Augustana	SR	Moline, IL (Moline)
At-Large	Erin Radley	Millikin	JR	Mt. Zion, IL (Mt. Zion)
At-Large	Jackie Kay	North Central	SO	Addison, IL (Addison Trail)

Second Team
 

Position	Player	School	YR	Hometown (High School)
P	Amanda Hanley	Millikin	SO	Tinley Park, IL (Andrew)
P	Jilian Widick	Augustana	SO	Normal, IL (Normal West)
C	Tammy Frank	Elmhurst	SR	Glen Ellyn, IL (Glenbard West)
C	Kat Mason	IL Wesleyan	JR	Galesburg, IL (Galesburg)
1B	Stacy Bates	Millikin	SR	Carlinville, IL (Carlinville)
2B	Jamie Palmer	IL Wesleyan	JR	Knoxville, IL (Knoxville)
3B	Rachel Wanderer	Millikin	FR	Lemont, IL (Lemont)
SS	Molly Householder	Millikin	SO	Pontiac, IL (Pontiac)
OF	Wendy Nolan	Millikin	SR	Midlothian, IL (Oak Forest)
OF	Stephanie Stephen	IL Wesleyan	SR	Martinsville, IL (Casey-Westfield)
OF	Katie Reyer	Carthage	JR	Kenosha, WI (Salem-Westosha)
UT	Kelly Paryl	North Central	JR	Lisle, IL (Lisle)
At-Large	Kristen Heinaman	North Central	SO	Perrysburg, OH (Perrysburg)
At-Large	Kelly Bolton	Carthage	JR	Winfield, IL (West Chicago)
At-Large	Katie Gervase	Elmhurst	SO	Glen Ellyn, IL (Glenbard West)

Player of the Year: Hayley Hallstrom, Augustana

Pitcher of the Year: Shannon Gysburg, Carthage

Batting Champion: Brynn Hasse, IL Wesleyan

Coach of the Year: Beth Hasheider, IL Wesleyan