The Rhodes softball team placed five on the 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. 

Harper Allee-Press, Gina Dudley, Kate Ledlie, Talia Travis, and Taylor Petty represent the Lynx on the list. 

To receive this award student-athletes had to be at least a sophomore with above a 3.5 GPA, eligible nominees must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's games. For pitchers, a student-athlete must have made at least 17 appearances OR pitched 35 innings.