Drake University Athletics

Sophomore Year (2025): Appeared in 53 games making 52 starts...Hit .298 for the season with a .404 slugging percentage and an on base percentage of .347...Tallied seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 17 RBI...Was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts...Recorded a fielding percentage of .944 with 66 putouts and led the team with 103 assists.

Freshman Year (2024): Had a batting average of .305 and a AB of 95… played 39 games and started 33… had 29 hits and 11 runs…had an RBI of 9 and a slugging average of .326.

High School: Three-time letter winner in softball at Lemont High School in Lemont, Illinois … career batting average of .508 … three-time Suburban Life All-Area Team, two-time Daily Southtown All-Area First-Team, one-time Daily Southtown All-Area Second-Team, three-time Daily Herald All-Area First-Team, one-time All-IHSA First-Team, two-time All-IHSA Second-Team, three-time All-IHSA 3A All-Conference, two-time Chicago Tribune Top 25 Players to Watch, co-captain as a junior, captain as a senior … team was IHSA 3A State Champions and Conference Champions senior year, team was IHSA 3A State Champions junior year, team was IHSA 3A State Runner-Up sophomore year … also did three years of cheerleading, team was IHSA 3A State Runner-Up and Conference Champions senior year, and team was IHSA 3A State Runner-Up sophomore year … also played club ball for the New Lenox Lightning in Illinois … academically, named High Honor Roll all four years of high school and named to Math Honor Society.

Personal: Born December 2004 … daughter of Sheldon and April Rita … three siblings, Autumn (26), Joseph (21), Angelina (20) … Sheldon played baseball at College of Dupage from 1993-1996, April was a cheerleader at College of Dupage from 1994-1996 … intends to do a double major at Drake in Secondary Education and Mathematics at Drake … hopes to become a high school math teacher … chose Drake for the education, environment, and support that was much better than any other institution.