Northern Illinois University Athletics

2020 (Season Halted Due to COVID-19): Saw action in all 22 games, starting 21…Made nine starts in the outfield, seven at catcher and five at first base…Ranked in the top five in seven offensive categories…Tied for second on the team in RBIs (11) and home runs (2)…Tallied five hits, including a double, and posted a .268 batting average.

2019: First team All-MAC selection…Started 49 of 50 games played, 29 at catcher, 20 as designated player…Ranked in the top-five on the team in 14 offensive categories including, batting average (.322), slugging percentage (.476) and RBIs (23)…Played in 50 of NIU’s 52 games, starting 49…Tallied nine multi-hit games, including a season-best four, twice…Drove in a season-high four runs in a 10-4 win at Buffalo (3/24), one of six multi-RBI games…Earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018: Started 26 as the catcher and three as the designated player in 40 games … Batted .229, slugged .314, and had an on-base percentage of .329 … Recorded four, two-hit games, Western Carolina (Mar. 11), Eastern Michigan (April 21), Western Michigan (April 28), and Central Michigan (May 4) … Amassed 11 RBI, including driving-in a season-best two against Western Carolina (Mar. 11) and Toledo (May 13) … Hit six doubles … Drew a career-high three walks versus Eastern Michigan (April 21). 

High School:  Three-time Varsity letter winner for Westosha Central High School… Earned second team All-Southern Lakes Conference honors in 2016 and first team honors in 2015… Led Westosha Central to a 28-4 record and a WIAA  State Championship in 2015… Team MVP in 2015… Career .357 hitter with 12 Home Runs, seven as a sophomore…  Junior year, established a career best .414 average with 29 runs and 39 runs batted-in… Pitched in the longest game in state history going 15 innings in 2014... Played her club softball with the Illinois Chill Gold along with fellow signee Katie Wingerter.

Personal: Daughter of Sandy and RJ Mickelson… Major: Pre-Physical Therapy.