BELLINGHAM, Wash. – For the second consecutive season Western Washington University third baseman Maleah Andrews has earned the ultimate student-athlete award as an Academic All-American.
 
The junior third baseman capped an All-America season on the field and in the classroom as a repeat member of the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® team as a second-team pick.
 
Andrews is pursuing a degree in Public Health with a cumulative GPA of 3.76. In addition to earning the Academic All-America honor, Andrews also became a two-time GNAC All-Academic award winner in 2026.
 
One of the toughest academic honors to achieve, Andrews becomes fourth student-athlete in WWU history to earn multiple Academic All-America awards in a career.
 
On the field Andrews was selected as a Third Team All-American by the NFCA, was a consensus First Team All-West Region selection and was voted the GNAC Player of the Year. She led the Vikings with a .402 batting average (68-for-169), recording 33 extra-base hits with 18 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs to account for 48 RBI. Andrews continued to be an on-base machine drawing 49 walks for a .541 on-base percentage and 1.304 OPS.
 
The Vikings went 35-22 during the 2026 season, finishing second in the GNAC regular-season standings (16-8) and won their third consecutive GNAC Tournament title. WWU made its third straight trip to the NCAA West Regional Championships, going 1-2 in the Hayward Regional.
 
Andrews 2026 Awards:

• NFCA All-American (3rd Team)
• NFCA All-West Region (1st Team)
• D2CCA All-West Region (1st Team)
• GNAC Player of the Year
• All-GNAC (1st Team – unanimous)
• GNAC Player of the Week
• NFCA National Player of the Week
• GNAC All-Academic
• CSC Academic All-District
• CSC Academic All-American (2nd Team)