Four members of the Chestnut Hill College Softball team have been named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Division II Women's Softball Academic All District® team in an announcement made by the organization and the CSC Academic All-America® committee Tuesday afternoon.
Named to this year's academic all-district team were juniors Izabella Rodrgiuez, Rebecca Cessna and Jenn Pokropinski along with sophomore Belle Tetreault. Rodriguez, who was a 2025 Academic All-district® honoree, becomes the first Griffins softball player to earn academic all-district accolades twice.
The 2026 Academic All-District® Softball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field or court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes softball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
To be eligible for Academic All-District® accolades, student-athletes must be at least at sophomore athletically and academically, appear in 90 percent of their team's contests and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better. Graduate students must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA in both their undergraduate and graduate programs.
The four softball players have all been named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Academic Honor Roll multiple times, with Pokropinski and Cessna named five times and Tetreault and Rodrguez four. All four have also earned Dean's List honors in every semester while at Chestnut Hill.
Rodrguez , Pokropinski and Cessna were also inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor Society earlier this month.
Pokropinski started in 30 of the Griffins' 32 games in 2026, leading the team in runs scored and RBI while also recording 18 hits on the season, including one home run. She was named to the CACC All-Academic team in 2025 and was a D2 Athletic Director's Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award winner for 2024-25. She is a dual major at Chestnut Hill (early education/special education)
Cessna pitched in 16 games, starting 11 with three complete games, winning two. She was second on the team with 27 strikeouts. Cessna, who sports a dual major of early education and special education, was also a D2ADA Academic Achievement Award winner for 2024-25.
Tetreault led the team in strikeouts with 35 while pitching in 13 games, recording five complete games in 12 starts. She also led the team in earned run average (4.95). A law and legal studies major in the classroom; she is part of the schools' Interdisciplinary Honors Program and participated in the SEPCH conference last year.
A biochemistry major, Rodriguez, played in 28 games in 2026, recording 13 hits. She was one of the toughest to strike out, with just seven strikeouts in 84 plate appearances. She also committed just one error while holding down a starting outfield position. She was named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar for 2025-26
Academic All-District® honorees are reviewed by a group of Academic All-America® committee members for consideration for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® national ballot, where first, second and third team Academic All-America® honorees are chosen by the CSC Division II membership and the Academic All-America® core committee.
