South Dakota State University Athletics

PRONUNCIATION

Honors and Awards

• 2023 Summit League All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Summit League Academic All-League Team
• 2022-23 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• 2022-23 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2023: Played in 47 games and started in 44 over course of season … hit .215 with a home rrun, five doubles and 14 RBIs … home run came in Summit League Tournament victory over NDSU … was an All-Tournament Team by going 4-for-10 at the plate with two runs scored along with three runners picked off … was a .241 hitter in 13 conference games … had 22 walks to 17 strikeouts during the year … had a 2 of 4 game with three RBIs in an April 29 win over Kansas City … recorded four multi-hit games and three multiple RBI contests … had a season-high eight-game reached base streak … finished season with nine runners picked off from behind the dish … mark is second most in a single season by a Jackrabbit … also had a .990 fielding percentage … a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.

2022: Played in 42 games and started in 27 over the course of the season … hit .277 with five home runs, 19 RBIS and 18 runs … nine of her 23 hits were doubles … walked 15 times on the year to 18 strikeouts … had four multi-hit efforts … hit an RBI double that served as the eventual-game winning hit in a victory over Nebraska on Feb. 13 … smacked two hits and three RBIs in an 18-0 win over Creighton on Feb. 27 … crushed two home runs in a home win against St. Thomas on April 28 … recorded no errors playing behind the dish in 175 chances … finished the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll … an Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete honoree. 

Before SDSU: Graduated in May 2021 from Papillion LaVista High School... four-year all-state pick... named to the All-Nebraska, Super State, Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star All-State teams all four years... hit .500 as a senior with a .524 on-base percentage and .965 slugging percentage while recording 44 hits, 37 RBIs and 11 home runs... batted .487 with a .602 on-base percentage and .884 slugging percentage as a junior to go with 38 hits, 34 RBIs and seven home runs... recorded a career-best .602 batting average as a sophomore with .661 on-base and .965 slugging clips... had 53 hits, 48 RBIs and six homers as a sophomore... hit .448 with a .518 on-base mark and .739 slugging percentage as a freshman with 43 hits, 36 RBIs and four home runs... two-year academic all-state honoree.

Personal: Born May 20, 2003 in Omaha... daughter of Erin Payne and Chad Dumont.