Western Illinois University Athletics

AWARDS AND HONORS
2011 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team

Career Highlights
2011 (Senior): Played in 40 games and made 37 starts... knocked in her first career RBI against Western Carolina (2/18)... also knocked in runs at Southern Utah (3/18) and against North Dakota State (4/16)... posted five multi-hit games... batted .224 with three RBI and two doubles on the season... Game-by-Game Stats

2010 (Junior): Started in 18 contests and played in a total of 22 games... picked up her first career hit with the Purple and Gold on April 3 against Green Bay... posted a three-game hit streak from April 3-9... was 3-for-13 at the plate with a .231 batting average... collected a double and recorded one run... Game-by-Game Stats

At Black Hawk Community College
Named to the NJCAA Division II all-American First Team in 2009... helped her team to a 35-7 record during the 2009 season... finished the year with a team-best .479 batting average, 58 hits and 18 doubles as well as driving in 31 RBI and scoring 35 runs... selected to the all-Arrowhead Conference team in 2008 and 2009... named to the all-region team and all-region tournament team in 2009... finished the 2008 season with a .352 batting average with 45 hits, six doubles, 23 RBI and 38 runs... named to the Academic all-conference team from 2008-09... active member of Alpha Beta Gamma, a business honor society, and an active member of Phi Theta Kappa, a national honor society.

High School
Named to the all-Western Six Conference first team as a catcher during junior and senior seasons... selected to the all-Metro team during junior and senior seasons... selected as the softball team's most valuable player during senior season... recipient of Thersea Alonzo Panther Spirit Award during senior year... participated in basketball, serving as the team's captain during junior and senior seasons.

Personal
Born on Jan. 26, 1989... daughter of Joe and Jane Copeland... majoring in business management.

In Van Vlymen's words
“Anna will be a great addition to our softball family both on the field and in the classroom. She is a true competitor with a natural ability to lead. Like many of our student-athletes she is versatile and is able to play infield, outfield or catch if need be."

Career Statistics