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Caitlin Wnek

Position:
Infield
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Clear Creek Amana
Hometown:
Amana, Iowa

2015: Named second-team All-MVC for the second straight season… posted a .296 batting average… recorded a team-high doubles with 12… struck out just eight times batting from the leadoff spot… batted .329 in MVC play with 11 RBI… tied the team-high in walks with 22… scored a team-leading 35 runs… drove in 17 runs on 48 hits… went a perfect 4-4 at the plate while scoring four runs in a 15-11 win over Green Bay (2/7).

2014: Second-team All-MVC selection... scored a team-high 32 runs… named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team… batted .307 while driving in 26 runs… appeared and started at shortstop in all 48 games… tied the team-high in hits with 50… posted a .917 fielding percentage… hit six home runs… went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run against Loyola (5/3).

2013: Named Co-Newcomer of the Year in the Missouri Valley Conference ... led the team with 47 hits ... batted .290 with 26 runs, 14 doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI ... started all 53 games at shortstop as a true freshman ... tied for the team lead with 12 multi-hit games ... tallied four multi-RBI games as well ... ranked No. 48 amongst the toughest batters to strikeout in the nation in NCAA Division I softball ... struck out only 10 times in 162 at-bats ... went 4-for-4 with two runs and two doubles in UNI's 8-1 win over Indiana State (4/21) ... scored the Panthers' first run of the NCAA Regional in UNI's 2-1 win over Tulsa (5/18).
High School: A five-year varsity letter recipient ... earned all-conference as well as all-state honors in class 3A and 4A from 2009-2012. also was her class Valedictorian maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout high school ... a member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Tim and Lisa Wnek ... born June 21, 1994, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.