Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year
Ilove’a Brittingham
Softball, BYU Cougars
A new slugger on campus, Brittingham knocked her record-setting rookie campaign out of Miller Park.
Key Achievements: NFCA Third Team All-American, BYU’s first since 2018 | D1 Softball Freshman All-American | Softball America Freshman All-American | NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 finalist | 2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Year | NFCA All-Mountain Region First Team | All-Big 12 First Team | Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Performance & Stats: Led BYU in 10 offensive categories | Set program freshman RBI record (69) | Tied BYU single-season freshman home run record (21) | Led Big 12 in home runs, home runs per game (0.43), RBI, RBI per game (1.41), sacrifice flies (4), slugging percentage (.839), total bases (135) | Ranked nationally in four categories: No. 3 RBI per game, No. 7 home runs per game
Notable Highlights: Ranked No. 79 on D1 Softball D100 Postseason Player Rankings, moved to No. 49 in 2026 Preseason | Named to 2026 USA Softball’s Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List