Ally Distler Named 2024 RMAC Softball Summit Award Winner
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Colorado Mesa’s Ally Distler has been named the 2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Summit Award winner, the league announced Thursday. Distler wins the academic award with a 4.0 grade-point average as a psychology major.
The Maverick catcher and utility player has been a key contributor throughout the 2024 season, as she ranks second in the conference in RBI’s (68), third in runs scored (60) and third in home runs (19). When she isn’t putting balls over the fence, Distler is a dedicated student, completing 113 credit hours during her time at Colorado Mesa. With the help of Distler, Colorado Mesa holds the best record in the RMAC and is the No. 1 seed in the 2024 RMAC Softball Tournament.
The Mavericks’ postseason run gets underway today, May 2, at 3:00 p.m. MT. CMU will await the winner of Colorado School of Mines vs. Regis.
The RMAC Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA who is also competing at the site of the finals for their respective sport’s championship. Summit Award winners must have competed in 20 percent of available competitions throughout the current season. All GPAs are based on a straight-grading scale to ensure consistency among nominees. All ties are broken by the total number of credit hours completed through the most recently completed semester.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above, academically, and have participated in their sport at their institution for at least two years. Student-athletes must be active members of their teams, traveling and competing at the RMAC championship event.