Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity softball team at Glenbrook North High School … team captain senior year … named team Offensive MVP and earned All-Conference and All-Area honors in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … team won conference and regional championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … batted .474 with eight home runs, 28 RBI, a .785 slugging percentage and a .494 on-base percentage during her senior season … named a 2012 Central Suburban League Scholar Athlete … also played softball for the Trevian Girls Softball Association, where her team was an ASA National qualifier in 2011 and 2012 … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Patty Ahern … father played football at Northeast Missouri State … has one brother (Danny) and one sister (Shannon) … has not yet declared a major.