AUSTIN, Texas -- Two graduated seniors from the Grand Valley State softball team continue to rake in awards even as their careers come to a close; Brooke Henning and Nikoma Holmen have been named first team Academic All-District 4, as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America), for the 2021 spring season. Both will be eligible for All-America consideration, which will be announced later this month.
 
Henning finished her collegiate career with a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA in biomedical sciences. This is her second All-District honors in as many seasons, earning the award in 2020 despite the COVID-19 shortened campaign. She was the recipient of the prestigious Elite 90 Award in 2019 as the highest GPA holder at the Division II Women's College World Series.
 
She hit .273 with a home run and 23 RBI this season while scoring 26 runs, going 9-12 in stolen base attempts and getting hit by 10 pitches, the fourth-most by a Laker in a single season. The starting right fielder helped the Lakers to a second straight Midwest Region Championship, third straight GLIAC Tournament title and fourth consecutive GLIAC regular season championship, culminating in a tie for fifth place in the nation for the 2021 season.
 
Holmen held a 3.41 GPA in finance and was a unanimous all-region selection in her senior season as she continued her offensive dominance. She led the Lakers with a .414 batting average, clubbed 13 home runs and 15 doubles while driving in 61 runs and scoring 33 times. Her 133 total bases and .735 SLG% both led the GLIAC as she earned conference Player of the Year honors.
 
Despite losing most of her junior season to the COVID-19 cancellation, she is etched all over the GVSU record book. The three-time All-Region honoree and 2019 unanimous All-American ranks third in career slugging percentage, total bases and RBI, fourth in home runs and fifth in doubles.
 
The two graduated seniors will be eligible for Academic All-America teams, which will be revealed on Wednesday, July 28. For more information on CoSIDA and the Academic All-America program, visit CoSIDA.com.