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5'
4"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Houston,
Texas
Last School
Lamar High School
Roster Years
2004-2007
Career Summary
Jennifer Whiteley was the first academic all-american in BYU softball history. She was also an all-MWC player for three seasons. Check out the season summaries tab for more information.
Personal
- Parents are Patrick Whiteley and Barry and Linda Scott
- Attended Lamar High School
- Lettered two years in softball and one year in basketball
- Has two sisters, Lindsey and Debbie and one brother, Bobby
Before BYU
- Two-time first-team All-District.
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2004
- Appeared in 51 games while starting in 41
- Posted a .295 batting average
- Scored 24 runs and knocked in 12 RBI
- Tallied 39 hits with three doubles and two triples
- Recorded a hit in her first college game against Hawai`i
- Stole five bases
- Defensively notched a .964 fielding percentage
- Cougar Club Scholar Athlete Award during the fall semester
Sophmore Year
2005
- Led BYU in triples with four on the year
- Stole eight bases
- Scored 32 runs while drawing 18 walks
- Named Academic All-Conference
- Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete
Junior Year
2006
- Named to Mountain West Conference All-Conference team
- BYU Scholar Athlete
- Named CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Region second team
- Posted career bests in runs, hits and batting average
- Was second on the team with a .413 batting average in MWC play
- Led the team for the third consecutve season with three triples
- Stole eight bases in nine attempts
Senior Year
2007
- Led the team in batting average (.416), hits (82), triples (4) and on-base percentage (.473)
- Led the MWC in hits, batting average and triples
- Became BYU's all-time leader in triples (13)
- Became just the fourth player in school history to finish a season with a batting average over .400
- Finished regular season ranked the 29th toughest player in the nation to strike out by the NCAA
- Named to Easton All-American Third Team
- Named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Second Team
- Named to MWC All-Conference Team
- Named to 2007 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- Named to 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-West Region Team
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year