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IOWA CITY - The Big Ten Conference has announced the 2008 all-Big Ten softball teams, which include sophomore Katie Brown and juniors Colleen McGlaughlin, Brittany Weil and Quinn Morelock.

Brown was named first team all-Big Ten as a designated player. Brown led the Hawkeyes with a .351 batting average, 20 hits and 16 RBI in conference play. The Spirit Lake, IA, native collected all three of her home runs in Big Ten play against Illinois and finished the two-game series with an .833 (5-6) batting average with six RBI and a 2.500 slugging percentage. This is the first postseason honor for Brown.

McGlaughlin and Weil were both selected to the second team. McGlaughlin earned second team honors as a utility player, starting nine games at third base, eight at first base and thee in left field during Big Ten play. The Morton, IL, native was second on the team with a .300 batting average and led the team with four home runs and five doubles in conference action. McGlaughlin was named third team all-Big Ten as a sophomore in 2007.

Weil led Iowa in every pitching category during Big Ten play, including earned run average (1.07), wins (12), complete games (11), shutouts (3), innings pitched (105) and strikeouts (110). The native of Garden Grove, CA, ranks in the top three in nearly every Big Ten pitching statistic. Weil was named third team all-Big Ten as both a freshman and sophomore.

Four Hawkeyes Named All-Big Ten :: Sophomore Katie Brown selected to first team