WOMEN'S SOFTBALL SALINA, KS -- The 2000 All-Conference Softball Team and the honorable mention selections of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference have been chosen by the softball head coaches. The Coach-of-the-year is John Mitchell, head coach of the KCAC regular-season champion Bethany College Swedes. Friends won the KCAC Post-season Softball Tournament and advanced to the Region IV tournament of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics held in Hastings, Nebraska.

The complete All-KCAC softball teams are:

K.C.A.C. 2000 ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL, First-team
Janice Fiene, junior, C, Lebanon, KS, BETHANY COLLEGE.
(R)	Crystal Giersch, sophomore, 3B, Salina, KS, BETHANY COLLEGE.
(U)	(R) Dunia Gill, senior, P/IF, Leonardville, KS, BETHANY COLLEGE.
(U)	(R) Michelle Rogge, junior, OF, Riley, KS BETHANY COLLEGE.
Lacie Wiebke, senior, SS, Lincoln, K@, BETHANY COLLEGE.
Mandy Hansen, junior, C/I B, Valley Center, KS,, FRIENDS UNIVERSITY.
(R)	Jennifer Lee, junior, P/OF, Valley Center, KS, FRIENDS UNIVERSITY.
(R)	Sabrina Ritter, senior, P/1B, Manhattan, KS, FRIENDS UNIVERSITY.  
Dawn Schake junior, OF/U, El Dorado, KS, FRIENDS UNIVERSITY.
(U)	Melissa Denton, junior, OF, Bedford, TX, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
(R)	Katie Kocher, junior, I B, Lake Havasu City, AZ, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.  
Heather Young, junior, 28, Henderson, NV, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
(R)	Kristy Ascher, senior, P/1 B, Lawrence, KS, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY.
(U)	Carrie Hale, senior, 2B, Louisburg, KS, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY.
(R)	Jamie Kempf, junior, OF, Alma, MO, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY.
(U)	Brandy Shoemaker, freshman, P/1B B, Ottawa, KS, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY.  
Shawne Uden, sophomore, 3B, Chanute, KS, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY.  
Whitney Mussyal, freshman, IF/U, Piedmont, OK, STERLING COLLEGE.  
Sami Parrot, junior, P/SS, Fort Worth, TX, STERLING COLLEGE.
Summer Peerson, freshman, OF, Rose Hill, KS, STERLING COLLEGE. 
Holly Ross, freshman, SS, Plainville, KS, TABOR COLLEGE.
(U)	= Unanimous selection by KCAC conference softball coaches.
(R)	= Repeat performer from 1999 All-KCAC Softball first-team.


All-KCAC SOFTBALL "HONORABLE MENTION'
BETHANY COLLEGE: Tanna Richter, Fr., IF/P, Clay Center, KS. 9 
Beth Schmidt, sr., OF, Haven, KS.
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY: Tara Choate, fr., 2B, Council Grove, KS. 9 
Lindsey Klaus, fr., 0/lB, Maize, KS.
9 Gemi Spatz, jr., SS, Mulvane, KS. 9 Lauren Tucker, jr., Ut, Broken Arrow, OK.
KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: 0 Julie Harrington, fr., P, Piano, TX.
OTTAWA UNIVERSITY:'* Shari Moore, jr., OF, Olathe, KS.
STERLING COLLEGE: Augela Chadwell, fr., C, Tulsa, OK. Janelle Cisneros, jr., SS, Denver, CO. 
Sarah Coleman, so., OF, Columbia, SC. 9 
Jill McCann, sr., OF/P, Denver, CO. Jennifer Paluch, jr., P/OF, Scottsdale, OK.
TABOR COLLEGE: Jenny Everett, fr., P, Wichita, KS.
K.C.A.C. 2000 SOFTBALL RECORDS I STANDINGS 
SOFTBALL (Women)	   		KCAC Conf.	 OVERALL	OVERALL	ALL (tpost-sea.)
1-t. Bethany College (**) 		11-4   		20 - 26		22 - 28
1-t. Friends University (-)		11-4		19-23		22 - 23		22 - 25
3. Ottawa University			10-5		16 - 21		16 - 23
4. Kansas Wesleyan University		8-7		18 - 27		21-29
S. Steding College			5-10		13 - 29		14 - 32
6. Tabor College			2-13		3-18		4 - 20
NOTE: BETHANY COLLEGE and FRIENDS UNIVERSITY are the KCAC Conference 2000 regular-season co-champions. During regular-season the KCAC six teams have played each other three times. Bethany receives the #1 seed in KCAC Post-season Tournament after defeating Friends University twice in regular-season.

NOTE: FRIENDS UNIVERSITY is the champion of the KCAC Post-season Softball Tournament held in Ottawa, Kansas, on Friday-Saturday, April 28@29, and therefore is the KCAC representative to National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Region IV, tournament in Hastings, Nebraska on May 11-12. The winner of regionals will advance to the 20th NAIA national annual Softball Championship Tournament.