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Michigan star becomes 70th All-American in program's history

What a a season!
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For the first time since 2021, Michigan softball has an All-American. After batting .379 on the year, and leading the team with 59 runs, 75 hits, 18 home runs and 52 RBI -- outfielder Jenissa Conway is an All-American.

Just a sophomore, Conway improved her batting average by a massive 140 points from last season. The California native helped lead Michigan to a 39-21 record. The Wolverines would fall to Texas and then UCF in the NCAA Regional.

Conway is the 70th Michigan softball player to earn All-American honors.

Here's the full press release:

University of Michigan sophomore outfielder Jenissa Conway was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I All-American on Wednesday afternoon (May 28). It is the first career All-America citation for Conway, who was voted to the third team.

Conway becomes the 70th All-American in Michigan program history -- with 42 Wolverines combining for the 70 total honors -- and U-M's first All-American since 2021. She is the ninth different outfielder to garner All-America honors in one of the most competitive categories. Two-time honorees Sierra Lawrence (2015, '16) and Kelly Christner (2015, '17) were the most recent selections before Conway.

Conway was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten first team after posting a .432 batting average in Big Ten play with a .932 slugging percentage -- on seven doubles and 10 homers -- and a .481 on-base percentage. She hit .462 over the Big Ten Tournament with three extra-base hits and four RBI, including the go-ahead RBI against UCLA in the sixth inning of the championship game, to earn All-Tournament Team honors. Conway was also named to the NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team. She earned all those accolades for the first time in her collegiate career.

She boasted a .379 batting average -- a 140-point improvement over her rookie-season average (.236) -- to rank third among the Wolverines this season and led the team with 59 runs, 75 hits, 18 home runs and 52 RBI. She ranked 16th nationally with 146 total bases -- 13 doubles, two triples and 18 homers -- and boasted a team-best .737 slugging percentage.

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Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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