LOGAN, Utah – Four Utah State softball student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, it was announced by the organization on Tuesday.
 
Senior Ali Ashner, junior Giselle Gonzalez, and sophomores Tess Bumiller and Graca Matej earned the academic distinction. This marks the most academic all-district accolades in Utah State program history, with just nine players earning CSC academic honors prior to this year. 
 
Ashner is currently working on her master's degree in sports management, and has posted a 4.0 cumulative graduate GPA. After transferring to Utah State from Arizona, Ashner had a strong senior campaign as she started all 50 games for the Aggies in 2024. She posted a .302 batting average with 38 hits and 22 runs scored, while recording five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBIs. In the field, Ashner recorded 58 putouts with two assists. 
 
Gonzalez, a psychology major, is a three-time Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient. She also earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors in 2023. While starting all 50 games as an infielder for the Aggies this spring, Gonzalez ranked third on the team with a .317 batting average, recording 45 hits and six doubles, and a team-best 10 home runs and 36 RBIs. She also led the squad with 251 putouts, to go along with 13 assists. 
 
Bumiller is majoring in law and constitutional studies, and is a two-time Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient. As a freshman in 2023, she earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors. Bumiller made 26 appearances in the circle this year with four starts, posting a 5.43 ERA with a 3-1 record. She pitched 49.0 total innings with 24 strikeouts, 24 batters walked and 38 earned runs.
 
Matej, an international studies major, is a two-time Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, and was named academic all-Mountain West and a MW Scholar-Athlete in 2023. She earned all-MW second team honors and was named to the NFCA Pacific Region Second Team this year after starting 39 of the 40 games she played and leading the team with a .405 batting average, fifth best in USU program history. Matej recorded 53 hits and 27 runs, while posting six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 28 RBIs this season. She was also nearly perfect in the field with 152 putouts and 21 assists with just two errors for a .989 fielding percentage.
 
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