Janae Jefferson

Personal: Lists going 11-for-11 at the 2016 Junior Olympic Cup as her most memorable moment in sports … cousin, Michael Jackson, was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1986-2004 who won 62 career games and registered 142 saves … born in Houston, Texas.

2022 Championship Season: Earned 33rd place on the leaderboard with 1,108 points, including 1,000 win points … started 10 games and posted .233 batting average with seven hits and four runs batted in … tallied at least one hit in six games, including two hits against Team Jaquish in Week Three … posted four-game hitting streak from Aug. 7-14 … one of 13 athletes selected in 2022 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft. 

2022 Season: One of 13 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

International Experience: Competed for Team USA at The 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Ala. … helped Team USA win Gold medal by hitting .333 in five games with three hits and three runs batted in. 

At Texas: Five-year letter winner for the Longhorns who started program-record 269 career games from 2018-22 … led Longhorns to NCAA Women’s College World Series berth as a fifth-year senior … finished career with a school-record .424 batting average … also tallied 12 home runs with 114 runs batted in … set Texas and Big 12 Conference record with 362 career hits, which are tied for seventh in NCAA Division I history … registered 55 doubles with six triples while scoring 222 career runs … only player in school history with 300 hits, 200 runs scored, 100 runs batted in and 50 doubles during a career … four-time NFCA All-America performer who earned Second Team commendations in 2018, 2019 and 2022 … also received All-America recognition from Softball America four times … garnered NFCA All-Region notice four straight years … member of All-Big 12 First Team four times … accumulated school-record 92 hits as a fifth-year senior, good for second in NCAA Division I … also ranked third in the nation with 24 doubles during 2022 campaign … owns Texas single-season record after compiling 24 doubles in 2022 … earned Third-Team All-America status from NFCA and Softball America during 2021 season after leading Longhorns in batting average (.446), hits (75), on-base percentage (.495) and stolen bases (14) … secured Second-Team NFCA All-America recognition in 2019 after pacing Longhorns with .408 batting average and 80 hits … also named to Softball America All-America First Team as a sophomore … became fourth Texas freshman to earn NFCA All-America honors after being named to the Second Team in 2018 … also one of 10 finalists for NFCA National Freshman of the Year award.