MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2026 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Faulkner’s Chloe Davidson repeats as the 2026 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year after the senior posted a 3.97 GPA as a health sciences major. On the field, she earned SSAC Co-Player of the Year honors after recording a .453 batting average and .512 on-base percentage. She had 68 hits and 11 doubles, while scoring 35 runs.
2026 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team
Kinley Hogue, William Carey
Avery Harrell, Mobile
Chloe Davidson, Faulkner*
Mikayla McCain, UT Southern
Jayden Sawyer, William Carey
Katelynn Kempton, Mobile
Daryelin Rivas, Mobile
Sarah Williams, Faulkner
Addyson Jarman, Faulkner
Liz Cross, William Carey
Ryanne Hornsby, William Carey
Additional Notes
- Many of the honorees have high GPAs, including Faulkner’s Sarah Williams (4.0) and Addyson Jarman (3.98), Mobile’s Avery Harrell (3.9) and William Carey’s Kinley Hogue (3.96) and Ryanne Hornsby (3.96)
- All of the student-athletes earned All-Conference honors, including Davidson, Daryelin Rivas and Jayden Sawyer earning Co-Player of the Year recognition
- To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
- Graduate students and transfers must have completed one semester at the school