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2023 Softball Roster

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Aaron Draper

25 Kyra Gooler

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Rocklin HS
  • Hometown Rocklin

Biography

Notable Awards
- CCAA All-Academic (2022)

As a Sophomore (2023)
- Started 13 of 25 games
- Hit .167 with 1 double and 6 RBIs
- Only double was against Academy of Art (Feb. 10)

As a Sophomore (2022)
- Played in 20 games as a true freshman, making five starts
- Batted .303 on the season with seven runs batted in
- Racked up two hits and two RBI in her Chico State debut February 5, 2022 vs. Academy of Art
- Earned 2021–22 CCAA All-Academic honors

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2021 graduate of Rocklin High School
- A career .389 hitter over four varsity seasons
- Helped lead the Thunder to the 2021 Sierra Foothill League title, a No. 12 California prep ranking, and No. 25 nationwide
- Three-time All-SFL selection
- Received MVP and First Team All-League accolades as a freshman
- Earned Sacramento Bee All-Metro and Max Preps All-Section honors as a senior
- Inducted into the Rocklin High School Athletics Hall of Fame

Personal
- Born October 28, 2003, in Sacramento
- Daughter of Jason Lonteen and Kate Adams
- Has one younger sibling, Brooklyn
- Her mom and dad are her heroes (“They are my two biggest supporters and the most loyal people I have in my life. They have guided me through the hardest and best times of my life. I am fortunate to have had such amazing role models to emulate”)
- The person she most admires in the sports world is NFL quarterback Baker Mayfield (“His athletic journey is inspiring and tells the story of an underdog that proved himself to the world and took off”)
- Her favorite course at Chico State is Criminology, taught by Dori Schartmueller
- Why she chose to attend Chico State: “It’s the perfect distance from home to be on my own but close enough to visit, and the softball program is notoriously competitive and successful. The campus is also very beautiful”
- Her greatest sports moment was winning the 2019 Colorado Sparkler with her California Breeze travel team
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is carry a dead jack rabbit all the way home so she could give it a proper burial (“I also had two pet rats when I was six”)
- The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is being awarded MVP and First Team All-League honors as a varsity freshman
- Has learned by playing softball to “eat or be eaten” (“This philosophy can be applied to many aspects in life with the mindset that you either go out and get what you want or allow someone else to”)
- Enjoys going to the gym, listening to music, and getting Dutch Bros. with her friends
- Outside of playing softball, her biggest talent is coaching (“I have a strong passion for helping the younger generation learn and grow with this sport”)
- Says she can play one song on the piano
- Claims “I have been told by many—of all ages and genders—that I have the best music taste and playlists full of variety and substance”
- At the top of her bucket list: “Going to a Jason Aldean, Luke Combs or Adele concert”
- Best advice ever received she attributes to Ice Cube: “Don't complain about what you didn't get, from the work you didn't put in”
- Majoring in criminal justice
- Hopes to join the FBI after graduation.

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