Meet the Redbirds
ILLINOIS STATE Softball # 23
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JHAVON HAMILTON
NICHELLE HARRISON
5-8 | Fr. |OF Joliet, Ill. Joliet West HS
Joilet West: A three-sport athlete who competed in softball, basketball and cross country ... a two-time allconference honoree and named first-team all-area as a junior and senior ... team captain her senior season, a year in which she batted .425 with 13 stolen bases ... first name pronounced “Ja-VON.” Summer Team: Stone City Sharks coached by Jack Podlesney and Ed Serdar. Personal: Born April 3, 1991 ... Parents: Bill and Sarah Hamilton ... Siblings: Jharita ... Major: psychology.
5-4 | Fr. |UT Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington HS
Bloomington HS: A three-sport athlete who participated in softball, basketball and track and field ... named All-Big 12 First Team ... Bloomington High School won a share of the conference title in 2008 for the first time since 1982 ... won sectionals her senior year... member of the Bloomington High School 4x400-meter relay team in track and field that placed ninth at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class AA State Meet in 2007 and set a school record with a time of 3:56.8 ... her Bloomington High School track and field squad won the Intercity Championship her sophomore year, as well as the Big 12 Conference championship and earned a sectional championship. Summer Team: BNGSA Avantis Angels coached by Steve Hassel ... Avanti’s Angels team that won the ASA Northern National Championship in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Personal: October 24, 1991 ... Parents: Michael and Nicola Harrison ... Siblings: Michael Jr. (24), Justin (23) ... her father, Michael, played football and baseball at Milikin, while her brother, Justin, played football at Illinois and her brother, Mike, played football and baseball at McKendree ...her uncle, Eric Wright, played football for the San Francisco 49ers ... her father and brother, Michael Jr., coach football at McKendree, while her brother, Justin, coaches football at Illinois Wesleyan ... Major: athletic training.
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