DALLAS – Conference USA unveiled its 2024 All-Academic Team on Friday. Riley Carley represented NM State on the list of 12 student-athletes, becoming the first Aggie to be named to a CUSA Softball All-Academic Team. Carley holds a 3.91 cumulative GPA and is majoring in Counseling & Community Psychology.
The fifth-year Aggie was on the Spring 2023 WAC All-Academic Team, joining a list of 12 total Aggie Softball student-athletes on the list. Conference USA conducts a nomination and voting process, with its nine institutions' academic advisors highlighting and recognizing the 12 most distinguished individuals. Carley's 3.91 GPA earned her NM State's lone spot on the coveted list.
Earlier this year, Carley was named to the 2024 All-CUSA Preseason Team following a remarkable 2023 campaign. Riley Carley started all 44 games she appeared in last season, leading the team with 16 home runs and 14 walks. In her junior year, she ranked second among all Aggies in RBIs (30), batting average (.346), slugging percentage (.750) and OPS (1.012). Carley was named to the All-WAC Second Team in 2023.
This season, Carley has four home runs, including two last weekend versus LA Tech. Her nine extra-base hits have led to 22 RBIs, tallying 11 in the past 12 outings. She has started all 41 of her appearances at first base, where she has a team-high 256 putouts and a .974 fielding percentage.
Carley and the Aggies are gearing up for the end of their regular season as they take on Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro. This weekend, the team has its eyes on building momentum and improving their position in the league standings, as the Crimson & White have already clinched a spot in the CUSA Softball Championship. The league's top six teams will visit the City of Crosses for the 10-game championship held May 8-11.
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