Tara Shadowen

Photo by: CSU Athletics Communications

Photo by: CSU Athletics Communications

Photo by: Nick Monaghan

Photo by: Brandon Randall

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Loveland, Colo.
Position:
Outfield
High School:
Mountain View
B/T:
L/R
Major:
Civil Engineer

AWARDS & HONORS

NFCA Third Team All-Region (2021)
Mountain West First Team All-Conference (2021)
Mountain West All-Conference (2019)
NFCA First Team All-Region (2019)
Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2018)

2021 (Senior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Started 30 games, 24 in left field and six as the DP... Led the team in batting average (.344), slugging (.689), runs scored (19) and home runs (8)... Finished with 31 hits, including seven doubles, 19 RBI and a .427 on-base mark... Her .344 batting average finished eighth in the Mountain West and her .689 slugging mark was third in the league and No. 84 in the country... Had six games with multiple hits, including a game with a perfect 4-for-4 against UNLV (4/25) with five RBI and hitting two homers... Carried the longest hitting streak of the season with a nine-game tear starting at Nevada (4/17) to San Diego State (5/8), combining for 16 hits during that span... Finished the season and career carrying a 14 game on-base streak and four game hit streak... While in left, she had a .923 fielding mark with 23 putouts and one assist.

2020 (Junior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Started all 23 games in left field before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 Pandemic... Finished the shorten season with a .242 batting average and .584 OPS... Tied fourth on the team with 15 hits, including three doubles... On the offense, she added four RBI and scored four runs... While in the field, she totaled 30 putouts and two assists... During the season she had a three-game multiple-hit streak going where she was 6-for-9 with two RBI and two runs scored.

2019 (Sophomore) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Appeared in 47 games making 43 starts mostly in right field... Finished third on the team with a .352 batting average... Scored 37 runs on 43 hits, including nine doubles... Led the team with 14 home runs and recorded 39 RBI... Also led the team slugging .770 and holding a .427 on-base percentage... Had nine multiple hit games and 11 multiple RBI contests... Held an eight game hit streak and an 11 game on-base mark... While in the field was perfect with 24 putouts and three assists.

2018 (Freshman) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Appeared in 24 games making 10 starts all in the outfield... In 31 at bats recorded eight hits, including two doubles and hitting two home runs... Posted her first collegiate hit and home run against Montana on Feb. 16... As a pinch runner she scored seven runs and was 1-for-1 while stealing bases.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2017 graduate of Mountain View High School... Coached by Randy Felton and Kaylyn Kingman... 2014, 2015, & 2016 Honor Roll recipient... Made All-Conference each of her four seasons... Academic All-State 2015-2016... Conference Player of the Year 2016.... Team Offensive Player of the Year 2015-2016... All-State 2015-2016.

PERSONAL: Born on January 7, 1999 in Fort Collins, Colorado... Raised in Loveland, Colorado... Daughter of Ron and Shar Shadowen... Has an older sister Jessica and a younger brother Shane... Majoring in civil engineering... Wants to be an engineer project manager... Chose CSU because: "It was the perfect fit. I stepped on campus and felt that this was the place to be."... Favorite athlete is Serena Williams.