Former OU softball star Jocelyn Alo named 2021-22 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year
Alo Named Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year
OU softball standout Jocelyn Alo was named the 2021-22 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year, the conference announced Monday. Kansas men's basketball player Ochai Agbaji was named the male athlete of the year.
Alo, who was a unanimous selection, makes it the third year in a row the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year hails from OU after Sooner gymnasts Anastasia Webb (2020-21) and Maggie Nichols (2019-20) claimed the award the previous two seasons.
Fifteen Sooners have now been named Big 12 Athlete of the Year in the 26-year history of the league, including 11 in the past 10 years. Alo is the fourth OU softball player to win the award, joining Paige Parker (2015-16), Lauren Chamberlain (2014-15) and Keilani Ricketts (2012-13).
Alo finished her super senior season with an NCAA-best 34 home runs, .515 batting average and 1.212 slugging percentage.
The Hauula, Hawaii, product rewrote the record books as a Sooner, closing her collegiate career as a two-time national champion, two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and the NCAA career record holder for home runs, slugging percentage and total bases. Alo was also a four-time NFCA All-American after garnering her third nod to the First Team in 2022.
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—Staff and wire reports
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