8/13/26
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – Lackawanna College Athletics is pleased to announce that Lackawanna College softball was well-represented in the annual Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete lists for the 2025-2026 academic year, with 12 Falcons earning their place among the nearly 9,000 student-athletes honored, according to a press release on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Easton/NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) annually honors the top teams across all divisions of collegiate softball, from all three NCAA cohorts to both the NJCAA, NAIA, and other four-year academic institutions. To be honored, individuals needed to record a 3.5 GPA or better, and 8,852 student-athletes across all the collegiate divisions accomplished that feat.
 
For the Falcons, Lackawanna was represented by Mekenzie Dineen (Wilmington, DE), Arianna Gaylord (Exeter, PA), Allyson Lemerise (Catonsville, MD), Haleigh Mazol (Stroudsburg, PA), Mekenzie Revere (Ansonia, CT), Isabella Rodriguez (Lancaster, PA), Mia Scalese (Moscow, PA), Caitlynn Schereck (Phoenix, AZ), Alexis Shotwell (Lehman, PA), Gracie Sokol (Belle Vernon, PA), Laniah Tasker (Chambersburg, PA), and Lindsey Tasker (Clarks Summit, PA).
 
As a team, Lackawanna College posted a 3.45 GPA last season, which ranks them inside the top 50 across all junior college squads.
 
Last season, Lackawanna College set a program record in its final season of junior college competition, winning 41 games, the most for the Falcons in a single season. The Falcons will now turn their attention to getting ready for four-year competition and a full PSAC schedule, as Lackawanna College athletics begins its transition to become a member of the NCAA, Division II, as well as a member of the PSAC.
 
Paris Junior College was the top team across all collegiate divisions, earning a 3.942 team GPA. Paris JC was the only team to earn a GPA higher than 3.9 on the Easton/NFCA lists. The top ten schools in GPA were:
 
(1) Paris JC (NJCAA) – 3.942
(2) Bryant & Stratton (WI) (NJCAA) – 3.88
(3) Butler University (NCAA) – 3.876
(4) Eastern Illinois (NCAA) – 3.87
(5) Bates College (NCAA) – 3.86
(6) Lincoln Memorial (NCAA) – 3.853
(7) Eastern Oklahoma State (NJCAA) – 3.847
(8) University of Alabama (NCAA) – 3.844
(9) McLennan CC (NJCAA) – 3.82
(10) University of Hartford (NCAA) – 3.818
 
The full release from Easton/NFCA can be found HERE. The complete list of student-athletes earning distinction can be found HERE.