The St. Thomas Aquinas College Softball team is proud to unveil the creation of the program's all-time roster.
Released on Thursday, the roster recognizes a total of 273 players who have competed for St. Thomas Aquinas College, and will be permanently listed on the team's web site that covers the 41 years of the program, which started as a club team in 1979 before achieving intercollegiate status in 1983. The all-time roster will be updated each year with the names of new athletes that wear the STAC Softball uniform.
"Players take a lot of pride in playing softball on the collegiate level, so this is a way of recognizing all of them," said Head Coach Kristen Sullivan. "I'm very pleased with the way the program has matured and advanced over the years. Playing together in college helps to form lifelong friendships while also teaching life lessons like loyalty, sacrifice and team work. Most importantly, I am proud of the many young women who have played here, graduated and found great success in their personal and professional lives. That's what college softball is all about."
The all-time roster features one mother-daughter tandem – current Head Coach Kristen Conklin Sullivan and her daughter Taylor, who graduated in May – and eight sets of sisters. In addition, all of the players from the 2018-19 team, which broke the program record with 25 wins in NCAA competition, are listed on the roster.