Mindy Heidgerken

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Class: Senior Hometown: Long Grove, Iowa High School: North Scott

Position: Outfield

2006 as a Junior... Third team all-Big Ten selection... ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America District 7 selection... NFCA Academic all-American Scholar Athlete... Academic all-Big Ten... started all 61 games in center field... batted .302 with four home runs and 26 RBI ... recorded team-best three triples... stole nine bases in 14 attempts... scored 28 runs... had 13 multi-hit games... went 3-4 and was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle against Purdue (April 21)... went 2-3 with an RBI against Illinois State in NCAA Regionals (May 20).

2005 as a Sophomore... Unanimous first team all-Big Ten selection... started all 64 games in center field... led team with a .421 batting average and .421 on base percentage in conference play... led the team with 22 stolen bases.

2004 as a Freshman... Played in 61 games, starting 33... lead the team with 12 stolen bases... hit a seventh-inning, game-tying pinch hit home run in Iowa's 14-inning win over Penn State (Apr. 23)... hit a three-run home run against Western Illinois (Apr. 28).

High School... 2003 Iowa Player of the Year as a senior... also 2003 Iowa Class 3A Player of the Year and Offensive/Defensive Player of the Year... four-time all-state selection, being named to the Elite team in 2002 and 2003... led North Scott High School to a state title as a junior and runner-up finishes in 2000, 2001 and 2003.

Personal... Bats/Throws - Right/Right... Major - Art/Journalism... Parents - Bernie and Deb Heidgerken... Born - April 9, 1985... High School - North Scott... High School coach - Dennis Johnson.