23 Lauren Russell
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
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- Position:
- UT
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- Previous School(s):
- Erie HS
Honors and Awards
- 2021, Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2021, First team all-NSAA
- 2021, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021, Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands
2021 Season (Freshman): Started 53 games at third base while earning first-team all-NSAA honors ... Batted .322 on the season with 13 home runs, 12 doubles, and a team and NSAA-leading 58 RBIs ... Fifth in the league with a .692 slugging percentage ... Had 13 multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs in Bellevue's 9-0 win over Langston on Feb. 26.
High School: Prepped at Erie High School under coach Vanessa Smith, helping lead her team to the 2019 Colorado state championship in Class 4A ... Batted .435 in her senior season with nine home runs, 10 doubles, 47 RBIs, and three stolen bases ... Played club softball for coach Scott Balbin at American Freedom ... Belted 46 home runs over her last two club seasons ... An excellent student, Russell earned academic all-conference honors and was named to the Dean's List three semesters and to her school's Honor Roll four quarters.
Personal: Daughter of Kerry Gress and Janet Russell ... Has two siblings, Tyler and Reagan ... Born on March 23, 2002 ... Majoring in Criminology.
