Jena Rhoads

Earned her Bachelor's in Nursing this morning ✅ Won a Horizon League Championship in the afternoon ✅ No one is having a better day than @_jenarhoads08_ Hear from the senior following NKU's victory 🗣️

HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 🏆

M-V-P! M-V-P!🗣️ Jena Rhoads is your 2026 #HLSB Championship Most Valuable Player!

TO THE FINAL!

A swing we'll never forget.

JENA RHOADS WALKS IT OFF! YOUR NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE ARE HEADING TO THE HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP!

.@NKUNorseSB student-athlete Jena Rhoads is Thriving Beyond the Game! Rhoads earned Horizon League All-Academic honors in back-to-back seasons, and has been one of NKU's top hitters with a .324 batting average! Rhoads is set to graduate with a Bachelor's in Nursing this spring.

BEST CENTER FIELDER IN THE GAME x @kendrafalby 🤯 📺 ESPN | #GoGators

The hustle doesn’t stop after the last inning. 🥎 Jena Rhoads is the kind of student-athlete who defines Norse pride. As a junior majoring in Nursing, she juggles a packed schedule of practices, clinicals, exams, and games. youtu.be/x_3HHqKoeCE #NorseUp | @NKUNorseSB

𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 👏 Congrats to Head Coach Morgan Gerak on earning her first career win 🙌

𝘈 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵

That's how you 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 💥 Lead-off triple for @_jenarhoads08_ 📺 - ESPN+

Keeping 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡 🫶 2x Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year @MaddieLacer is staying with the 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘 as an Assistant Coach‼️ 📰 - tinyurl.com/86v9dm29 @NKUNorse | #NorseUp

We're excited to announce our Inaugural Hit-A-Thon Fundraiser! Your pledge or one-time gift will support our student-athletes and help build a winning culture at NKU. Click the link below to pledge or donate ⬇️ linktr.ee/NKUSOFTBALL?ut…

What a beautiful morning for the @DSAGC Annual Buddy Walk! #NorseUp

Humbled. Honored. And 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬! 😤 Northern Kentucky announces 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗸 as next leader of softball program 👏 📰 - bit.ly/3LODTtJ @NKUNorse | #NorseUp

𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 the 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗗 🏆 Thanks for everything, @SBCoachG!! 🫶 @NKUNorse | #NorseUp

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 😤 @NKUNorse | #NorseUp

WE'RE STILL 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗧‼️ THE 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘 ARE HEADED BACK TO THE @HorizonLeague 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR!!!!! @NKUNorse | #NorseUp

Absolutely cleaning up as the @HorizonLeague announced its 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 👏 ▪️ All-League First Team: @lemonier_ella + @_jenarhoads08_ ▪️ All-League Second Team: @OliviaPastin + @laurynhicks2 @NKUNorse | #NorseUp