Four Cougars named to 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team

BYU softball placed four student-athletes on the 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.

Author Cameron Muh
Keila Kamoku hypes up BYU softball team after program's first Big 12 win on March 9, 2024Keila Kamoku hypes up BYU softball team after program's first Big 12 win on March 9, 2024
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — BYU softball placed four student-athletes on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the organization announced on Tuesday morning.

Left-handed pitcher Chloe Temples, catcher/infielder Hailey Morrow, second baseman Keila Kamoku and shortstop/right-handed pitcher Ailana Agbayani each earned the honor that recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for both performance on the field and in the classroom.

To qualify for nomination, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and compete in 90 percent of the institution’s games played or start in at least 66 percent of the school’s contests during the 2024 season.

Chloe Temples, Hailey Morrow, Keila Kamoku and Ailana Agbayani named to 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team

Temples, a microbiology graduate who boasts a 3.99 GPA, led the team with 11 wins, 115.1 innings pitched and 119 strikeouts, picking up three complete games and one save. The Marianna, Florida native is now a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree after also receiving the honor last season.

A Las Vegas, Nevada product, Morrow has posted a 3.75 GPA as an exercise science major. She finished the season with a .261 batting average and .537 slugging percentage, tallying 31 RBI, 30 runs scored and 10 home runs to go along with a .991 fielding percentage.

Hailing from Kapolei, Hawai’i, Kamoku has recorded a 3.68 GPA as a communication major. She posted a .295 batting average and .485 slugging percentage with 39 hits, 27 RBI, 21 runs, including six homers, with 16 walks drawn and eight sacrifice bunts.

Agbayani, an open major, has a 3.55 GPA through two years in Provo. A native of Mililani Mauka, Hawai’i, she led the team with a .424 batting average, .534 on base percentage, 58 runs scored, 70 hits, 11 hit by pitches, 12 stolen bases, 209 total plate appearances and 165 at bats.

Academic All-District honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Student-athletes selected as finalists to advance to the national ballot are designated with an asterisk. Those who are selected for first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be announced on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Agbayani was each selected to advance to the national ballot.

To view the full list of CSC Academic All-District honorees, visit the Academic All-America website.