Accolades:
GNAC Rookie of the Year: 2014
All-Conference: Second Team (2014)
GNAC Rookie of the Week: 4/22/14
GNAC Honor Roll: 4/7/14
High School: Played four years of varsity basketball for Mike Giordano at South Portland high school, making the Class ‘A’ tournament every year…made the SMAA All-Rookie Team her freshman year…collected SMAA Honorable Mention accolades as a sophomore and was selected as an MBR Preseason All-Star her junior year…earned SMAA First Team, MBR Preseason All-Star, Maine McDonald All-Star, SMAA Senior All-Star, Forecaster Winter Athlete of the Year as a senior…also chosen as a team captain her senior year, when she averaged 18.3 points, 3.3 steals and 3.0 assists per game…was a four-year starter for the South Portland High School softball team under Head Coach Ralph Aceto…made the Class ‘A’ Tournament every year…was an Underclassman All-Star and won the State Championship her freshman year…earned SMAA First Team and Underclassman All-Start honors as a sophomore and collected SMAA First Team, All-State and Underclassman All-Star accolades her junior year…was picked as a team captain her junior and senior years…batted .667 with an .820 on-base percentage, 35 RBI, six doubles, four triples and six home runs as a senior and claimed SMAA First Team, All-State, Senior All-Star, Maine vs. New Hampshire Senior All-Star, SMAA Offensive Player of the Year, SMAA Defensive Player of the Year, SMAA Player of the Year, Portland Press Herald Player of the Year, Forecaster Spring Athlete of the Year and Miss Maine Softball honors for her efforts…also participated in field hockey, volleyball and cross country during her high school athletic career.
Personal: Danica Jordan Gleason, born on February 10, 1995 in Portland, Maine…daughter of John and Cindy Gleason…majoring in Physical Education.
