Autumn Courtney of the Florida Atlantic softball team has been named the fifth All American in program history. The junior pitcher was selected to the NFCA All-American Third Team, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. 
 
Courtney adds the accolade to one of the most impressive seasons in Owls history (45-12) on both an individual and team basis. After being named to the NFCA Gulf All-Region First Team, she led Florida Atlantic to its first NCAA Regional victory since 2016, her 24th win of the season. 
 
In her first campaign as an Owl, Courtney finished with a record of 24-4, tied for 11th in the nation in wins, to go with an ERA of 2.03, 32nd nationally. She struck out 172 batters, 30th most in Division I and the most by an FAU pitcher since fellow All-American Kylee Hanson in 2016. Courtney also conceded just 3.97 hits per seven innings, the fourth lowest in the nation.  
 
With four American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week awards and two additional honorable mentions, Courtney was the unanimous AAC Pitcher of the Year as well as a selection to the First Team. She later earned a spot on the conference's All-Tournament team after allowing just one hit and no earned runs to go with seven strikeouts in a complete game performance in the semifinals.
 
Arriving for her junior year after two seasons in Queens, Courtney achieved 500 career strikeouts in her eighth appearance as an Owl on February 22. She later earned her 50th career victory on March 28 against UTSA.
 
This marks the first time in program history in which Florida Atlantic has earned an All-American honor in back-to-back seasons, with Courtney following Trinity Schlotterbeck in 2024.