Northern Illinois University Athletics

2006: Played in 19 games for the Huskies...was solid defensively for the Huskies serving as a defensive replacement...started three games in the outfield. High School: Four year varsity letterwinner for head coach Bob Pettit...two-time Second-Team All-North Central Illinois Conference honoree...hit .297 with four doubles and 12 runs batted last spring on her way to All-Metro honors from the Quad City Dispatch and a opportunity in the Chicago Tribune Super 60 game...helped lead the Maple Leafs to a Galesburg Sectional championship as well as a 36-3 overall record in 2004...that mark included a 10-1 record in NCIC play that led to GHS[apos] second consecutive league title...batted .275 during her initial varsity campaign to earn her first All-NCIC nod...also owns varsity letters in golf and cheerleading. Personal: Daughter of Richard and Tammy Dearborn...Sister, Kathy, also played softball at NIU. Major: Elementary Education. Birthday: January 5, 1987.