University of South Dakota Athletics

2026 | Freshman
Appeared in 51 games with 36 starts ... slashed .275 / .356 / .350 with a home run and 11 RBI ... singled in first career at bat with a single to left in the third inning against Central Arkansas (Feb 6) ... collected first RBI with a double against UT Arlington (Feb 21) ... drove in four runs the next day in first-career multi-hit performance ...  singled home the eventual championship-winning run with an infield single in the second inning of the Summit League championship game against Omaha (May 9) ... appeared as a defensive replacement at third in two games at the Lincoln Regional. 

Prep
Prepped at North Platte High School … was a two-time first team all-district and all-region selection … named to the all-district second team twice … tallied 12 home runs in her career as a Panther and was a four-time Academic All-State selection.

Personal
Daughter of Craig and Marilyn Kersten … plans to major in Accounting at USD.