Keohohou, Watson Named Easton All-Americans

Van Nuys, Calif. (June 25, 2003) - BYU outfielder Oli Keohohou and catcher Lauren Watson were named to the Easton Sports 2003 Softball All-American team. Keohohou was also named an NFCA All-American last month for the third consecutive year. Watson's selection marks the first time a Cougar other than Keohohou has been named an All-American.

Keohohou, a junior, was named for the first time an Easton First Team All-American award. Keohohou was previously named a Louisville Slugger All-American as a freshman in 2001. Keohohou earned West All-Region First Team honors and was named Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year this season. Keohohou finished 18th in the nation in batting average with .426 and 29th in the nation in RBI with 0.89 per game. She led the MWC in almost every offensive category.

Watson, a sophomore who also plays in the outfield, was an All-MWC and All-Region selection in 2003. The native of Castaic, Calif., batted .379 with 66 hits, 10 home runs and 32 RBI in the lead-off position.

Both Keohohou and Watson will return to add depth to the Cougar lineup in the 2004 season.

Easton 2003 All-American Teams and Awards  
First Team  
First	         Last	            Position	  School
Keira	         Goerl	           P	         UCLA
Cat	           Osterman	        P	         Texas
Amy	           Rosson	          P	         UC Davis
Courtney	      Scott	           C	         Cal
Elisa	         Vasquez	         C	         Florida State
Natasha	       Watley	          SS	        UCLA
Stacey	        Porter	          1st	       Hawaii
Lolani	        Alvarez	         2nd	       Cypress JC
Michelle	      Metcalf	         3rd	       West Valley JC
Janalisi	      Keohohou	        OF	        BYU
Corrine	       Dobson	          OF	        West Valley JC
Sadie	         Divine	          OF	        Ohlone JC
Tairia	        Mims	            At-large	  UCLA
Jessica	       Van Der Linden	  At-large	  Florida State
Claire	        Sua	             At-large	  UCLA
Second Team
First	         Last	            Position	  School
Jessica	       Beech	           P	         Michigan State
Kristin	       Schmidt	         P	         LSU
Andrea	        Vidlund	         P	         Oregon
Lauren	        Watson	          C	         BYU
Emily	         Zaplatosch	      C	         UCLA
Christina	     Clark	           SS	        Fresno State
Veronica	      Nelson	          1st	       Cal
Brandi	        Stuart	          2nd	       Florida State
Vicky	         Galindo	         3rd	       Cal
Sandy	         Lewis	           OF	        Michigan State
Aisha	         Franke	          OF	        UMass
Christen	      Bedwell	         OF	CS      Northridge
Lai-kia	       Fennell	         At-large	  CS Northridge
Jackie	        McClain	         At-large	  Alabama
Jamie	         Southern	        At-large	  Fresno State