Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...

SENIOR ~ (2009): A 2009 NCAA Division I Softball All-Independent First Team selection ... led her team with a .400 batting average during her senior campaign ... she started every game (43) for the Wolverines in 2009 and topped the team in hits (56), total bases (77), triples (5), on base percentage (.444), and tied for the team lead in RBIs with 34. her even .400 batting average puts her second all-time in the UVU single season record books ... at the midway point in the season was flirting with a .500 batting average as she reached her peak at .484 ... she hit .459 with runners in scoring position and .500 with the bases loaded ... began her season with a team high 16-game hitting streak ... had 13 multiple hit games including seven multiple RBI games ... was second on the team with 11 stolen bases as she went 11-for-13 in that department ... sported a .922 fielding percentage in 35 games at second base and eight at shortstop. 

JUNIOR ~ (2008): Started all 51 games ... 2008 NCAA Division I Softball All-Independent Second Team selection ... hit .328 on the season with five doubles, one triple, one homerun, and nine RBI ... struck out only nine times on the year, the fewest of any starter, and walked 14 times ... tallied nine stolen bases on 12 attempts ... longest hit streak of the season was seven games ... hit safely in seven of the last eight games of the season ... recorded nine multi-hit games ... finished second on the team with 105 putouts ... ended with a .970 fielding percentage in 48 games at second base and three games at shortstop. 

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Bingham High School ... team won the region title and finished second in state in 2005 ... finished second in state in 2004 ...won the region title in 2003 and took second in state in 2002 ... was a First Team All-Region and Second Team All-State performer in 2005 ... was Second Team All-Region in 2004 ... batted .421 in 2005 and .336 in 2004. 

Other College ...
Played two seasons at the Community College of Southern Nevada in Henderson, Nev. ... team took second in conference, third at regionals and was ranked as high as No. 14 during the 2007 season ... a two-time First Team All-Conference honoree ... was the conference leader in stolen bases in 2006 (25) ... was a two-year starter ... batted .318 with a .455 slugging percentage, 16 stolen bases and 15 RBI in 2007. 

Personal ...
Graduated from Bingham High School with a 3.3 GPA in 2005 ... was an honor roll student ... enjoys hanging out, boating, camping, hiking and reading ... parents are Rodney Niemann and Analee Husk.