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2026 Softball Roster

Derek Livingston
Derek Livingston
Derek Livingston
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Kari Peterson
Michael Sudhalter
Derek Livingston
Kari Peterson

9 Heather Arnett

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Letters 3
  • Major Elementary Education
  • Prev School Frontenac High School
  • Hometown Pittsburg, Kan.

Biography

General - Completed her second season with the Gorillas in 2024 where she announced herself to all of Division II as a first-team All-American, All-Region and All-MIAA performer ... Named the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year and MIAA Co-Player of the Year ... A speedy outfielder capable of leaping and robbing potential home runs and covering lots of ground to snag low line drives, in the batters box and on the base paths her speed and timing causes pitchers and defenses havoc.

2024 - Arnett had one of the better seasons in program history started in all 61 games mostly in centerfield for the nationally ranked and division II national tournament appearance Gorillas ... Named a first-team Academic All-American ... A consensus first-team All-American in the outfield by the NFCA and D2CCA ... Named a first-team All-Region by the NFCA and D2CCA while being named the Central Region Player of the Year by the D2CCA ... The fourth Gorilla in program history to earn MIAA Player of the Year honors, the Co-Player of the Year was also awarded a gold glove and named first-team All-MIAA in the outfield ... Named onto the MIAA All-Tournament team ... Broke the game (5 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, Mar. 17), season (51) and career stolen base records (77) ... Had the second longest hit game streak in program history (24, Apr. 30, 2023 - Mar. 9, 2024) ... Set MIAA and PSU records for hits in a season with 103, tied for 15th in Division II history ... For the season she hit .454 with a .577 slugging percentage while having 227 at bats, 73 runs scored, 103 hits, eight doubles, seven triples, two home runs, 31 RBI and 51 stolen bases in 55 attempts ... In the field she recorded 84 putouts with 10 assists ... Among PSU single-season ranks, Arnett finished with the most runs scored, hits, stolen bases,  second in at bats, fourth in batting average and tied for fifth in triples ... Currently among program career ranks she is first in stolen bases (77) and tied for ninth in triples (9) ... Named the MIAA Hitter of the Week following the opening weekend in Conroe, Texas (Feb. 5).

2023 - Started in all 46 games she appeared in for PSU on her way to second-team All-MIAA honors... Finished with a .376 average, .430 slugging and .387 on-base percentage ... Registered 165 at-bats, 37 runs, 62 hits, five double, two triples, 14 RBIs, 10 sacrifice hits and went 26-for-27 in stolen base attempts ... Defensively she came away with 61 putouts and three assists for a .985 fielding percentage.

HS - Named the Sports in Kansas 2022 Class 3A Player of the Year as well as a first-team Class 3A All-State selection … A three-time All-State performer helped lead the Raiders to Kansas Class 3A state titles in 2019 and 2022 … Set state records for single season stolen bases, hits and run scored.

Personal - Born on December 11, 2003 … Daughter of Bart and Micah Arnett … earned a 4.00 GPA in her first semester as an elementary education major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2023Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2024Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2025Junior

    Infielder
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2026Senior

    Utility
    5'6"
    9