Northern Illinois University Athletics

2023: Ended her final season at NIU with 39 RBI, the fifth-most in the MAC … Her 56 hits, 80 total bases, .354 batting average, and .506 slugging percentage were all team-highs as she started all 51 of NIU's games this season, the only Huskie to do so ... Rocketed off four home runs, including a game-winning grand slam against Western Michigan on April 26 … The shortstop posted two eight-game hit streaks from Feb. 25 – March 11 and April 23-30 ... Academic All-MAC honoree … CSC Academic All-District Team member … All-MAC First Team … Nan Harvey award winner.

2022: Appeared in nearly every game for NIU (42) and started 38 ... Stood at the plate 112 times ... Had the fifth-most hits on the team with 29 ... Was third on the team in doubles with six ... Batted in 12 runners ... Tied her career-high in hits versus BGSU on March 19 when she logged four ... In that same game, slammed two doubles to tie another career-high ... Academic All-MAC honoree ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

2021: Saw action in 44 games starting 41...Made the bulks of her starts, 36 at shortstop and one each at third base, second base, catcher, outfield and designated player... Ranked third on the team in batting average (.289), fourth in RBIs (30) and fifth in slugging percentage (.406) and on base percentage (.362) … Tallied eight multi-hit games including a 4-for-4 three RBI-performance at Central Michigan (4/17) … Academic All-MAC honoree... 

2020 (Season Halted Due to COVID-19): Started 10 of 11 games participated in, starting eight games at shortstop, two at third base…Tallied one hit, a double, while driving in three runs and scoring two…Recorded two stolen bases.

High School: Two-time varsity letter winner… First-team all-area, third-team all-state in 2018… Competed on Sparks Softball team in 2018 and placed 17th in the nation… broke Marist High School record of home runs in a game with three.

Personal: Daughter of Frank and Maria Walinski. Major: Pre-Physical Therapy