Bradley University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
Joe Stowell Award: (2016)
NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete: (2015-16, 2014-15 & 2013-14)
Presidents Council Academic Excellence Award: (2015-16)
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: (2016, 2015 & 2014)
MVC Honor Roll: (2016, 2015 & 2014)
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '12, Spring '13, Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16

2016 (SENIOR)
Split time between catcher and pinch hitter, starting 16 of the 30 games she appeared in … Named the 2015-16 Female Joe Stowell Award winner, given annually to recognize two student-athletes who best exemplify Stowell’s love for Bradley Athletics ... Tied for second on the team with 11 pinch hit at bats … Opened the season by going 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI against Nevada … Had a pinch hit two-run homer in the 6-1 home win against Northern Iowa … Finished her career tied for 13th in school history with 12 career homers and her 66 RBI rank 12th all-time at Bradley.

2015 (JUNIOR)
Started 29 of 43 games, before she was sidelined late in the year with an injury … Ranked fourth on the team with 15 walks, despite ranking 10th with 94 at bats … Seven of her 21 hits went for extra bases … Had a .400 average with the bases loaded … Was fifth on the team with 19 RBI … Owned a .441 on base percentage in MVC play, drawing eight walks in 34 plate appearances … Hit a grand slam to cap a 2-for-4 outing in the win against Belmont … Had a five-game hit streak and collected hits in eight of nine games between Feb. 21 and March 6 … Posted a .367 average with four runs and 11 RBI during the nine-game stretch … Second on the team with 10 pinch-hit at bats … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI in series finale at Northern Iowa.

2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Tied for second on the team with six home runs, which tied for ninth among BU season marks … Had a team-best streak of 16 consecutive games reaching base safely … Led team with a .415 on base percentage … Had a conference-best seven pinch hits, including three homers in pinch hitting situations and was 7-for-16 (.438) when pinch hitting … Owned a .297 average with runners in scoring position … Hit .283 in MVC play … Her 23 RBI is eighth-best season total by a Bradley underclassmen … Has driven in 43 runs in first two years, which ranked as the fourth-best career RBI total by a Bradley underclassmen … Drove in the only run of the game with a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth in a 1-0 victory against I-74 rival Illinois State … Had four consecutive pinch hits … Smashed a pinch-hit homer in the final game of the series against Southern Illinois … Also had pinch hit homers against San Jose State and Canisius … Drove in 12 runs in MVC play and collected three homers in league action … Tied for third on the team with 19 walks.

2013 (FRESHMAN)
Saw an increased role in the late stages of the season, stepping in to start the final 10 games at catcher after seeing the bulk of her action early in the year as a pinch hitter ... Despite just 79 at bats, she tied for second on the squad with 20 RBI ... Led the team with 15 RBI in MVC play and hit all three of her homers in conference action ... Had three of the team’s 14 hits with the bases loaded ... Collected her first career hit against Morgan State, delivering a two-run single ... Made the first of her 21 starts against Indiana State, going 2-for-3 with a double, run and RBI ... Hit her first home run in the second game of a doubleheader at Illinois State and followed it with a grand slam in the series opener at Evansville ... Had a 10-game stretch in which she was 10-for-29 (.345) with a double, three homers, six runs and 14 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL
During her prep career, she helped lead the Bullets to a 119-19 overall record, a second-place finish in the IHSA Class 2A state tournament in 2012, a Super Sectional Title, four Sectional championships and four consecutive conference titles ... Two-time all-state performer and four-time all-conference honoree ... Played in the Super Sixty All-Star Game following her senior year ... Slugged a team-best 23 doubles as a senior and was a second-team all-state pick by the Illinois Coaches Association after boasting a .432 average and driving in 54 runs ... As a junior, she led Williamsville with a .466 average with nine homers, 15 doubles and 54 RBI ... Was a First-Team All-State pick by the Illinois Coaches Association as a junior ... Hit .411 with 10 doubles, three homers and 35 RBI her sophomore year ... Also lettered in volleyball and basketball, earning all-state honors in hoops her senior year.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Rich and Teresa Spenn, Kathryn was born in Springfield, Ill. ... Has an older sister: Rachel ... Majored in music education.