Chantiles One of Five Female PSAC Spring Top Ten Award Winners

June 14, 2006

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Shippensburg softball junior Heather Chantiles (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) received her seventh postseason honor on Wednesday as she was named as one of 10 recipients, including five female, of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Spring Top Ten Award.

The award caps a phenomenal season this year for Chantiles. For her academic success, in addition to the Top-10 award, she was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team on June 1 after being named to the Academic All-District II First Team last month.

For her accomplishments on the field, Chantiles was selected as to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-America First Team on May 18 after being named to the Mid-Atlantic Region First Team on May 11. On May 10, she was chosen Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Player of the Year and selected to the All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team.

An elementary education major with a 3.98 grade point average, Chantiles shattered the single-season school record for hits, surpassing the old mark of 78 set by Jaime Dacey in 2005 with 112. Her total also places her fourth in Division II single-season history, one behind Lisa Erickson of Cal State-Northridge in third.

Chantiles finished this year with 17 stolen bases which was the second highest total in school history while batting .489, placing her second behind Dacey's total of .549 set a year ago. Chantiles also scored 50 runs, 22-percent of the team's total, to rank third on the school's single-season list, tying her with Liz Corr who also scored 50 in 2004.

The Top Ten Awards, selected by the sports information directors of the PSAC, recognize student-athletes who distinguish themselves in the classroom, as well as in the arena of competition. The conference designates Top Ten Award winners after each of the sports seasons: fall, winter and spring.

To be a candidate for the Top Ten Awards, a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum of a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and must have legitimate athletic credentials. Student-athletes who participate in baseball, softball, lacrosse, outdoor track and field and tennis are eligible for the Spring Top Ten Awards.

Winners of the Top Ten Awards for the fall, winter and spring seasons become eligible for the conference's top honor, the Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The PSAC also honors all student-athletes who achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or better as "Scholar-Athletes."

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