River Forest, Ill.—The Dominican University Softball team had 5 members named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America and All-District teams in Division III.
 
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 diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions—NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
 

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced June 16.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
 
You can find the full list of athletes here.
 
The first Dominican University Softball member to make the CSC Academic All-America team was Senior Paytin Salfi. Salfi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Informatics with a double minor in computer science and computer information systems. Paytin held a 3.94 GPA through her 8 semesters at Dominican University. On the diamond, the senior utility player played outfield and finished the year at shortstop, where she hit .321 with 43 hits, 32 RBIs, and 4 home runs.

Sophomore Isabella Olmos was the next member named to the CSC Academic All-America team. Olmos is a nursing major and currently holds a 3.8 GPA in her four semesters at DU. Olmos has been a staple in the Stars lineup as the leadoff hitter and second baseman. Isabella hit .415 with 66 hits, 33 RBIs, 28 stolen bases, and 18 extra-base hits, including 6 triples.

The third member to make the CSC Academic All-America team is Sophomore Kayla Amormino. Amormino is an environmental science major that currently holds a 3.77 GPA in her first two years here in River Forest. The Sonoma, California native made a huge jump in her sophomore campaign, starting in all 47 games with a .352 batting average in the 9-hole. Amormino brings speed and uses it all over the diamond with 11 stolen bases and her .912 fielding percentage out in center field. Kayla collected 45 hits with 14 RBIs, 51 total bases and made the NACC All-Tournament team, where she went 7-16 when DU needed it the most.

The next member of the Dominican University Softball team to make the CSC Academic All-America team is Sophomore Raegyn Davis. Rae. Davis is a sports management major and currently holds a 3.60 GPA in her first two years at Dominican. Raegyn caught in the majority of the games for the Stars and started in all 47 games this past season, she hit .350 with 55 hits, 75 total bases, 31 RBIs, and 13 extra base hits. Behind the dish, the Gilbert, Arizona native threw out 11 runners and had a .974 fielding percentage while being the general for Dominican.

The final member to make the CSC Academic All-America team is Sophomore Rhiannon Rubio. Rubio is a fashion merchandising major with a minor in digital journalism and currently holds a 3.50 GPA in her first four semesters at DU. Rhiannon was one of the pitchers for this Stars team and held a 9-5 record in the circle with a 3.77 ERA. The Sophomore from Lancaster, California, struck out 68 hitters in her 94.2 innings pitched with 2 saves and 5 complete games. Rubio was the NACC Tournament MVP with a 2-0 record in 14.1 innings pitched in the NACC Conference Tournament.

Sophomore Isabella Olmos will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC Members for Academic All-America, with honorees being announced on June 16^th.