Biography
AT ST. OLAF
2024-25 (Fifth Year) – Returned to team for fifth year of eligibility from COVID-19 pandemic… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... Academic All-MIAC… Started all 39 games played… Hit .326 (44-for-135) with a .366 on-base percentage… Recorded nine walks, 10 RBI, 22 runs scored, five sacrifice hits, and 10 stolen bases… Posted a fielding percentage of .979 on 47 chances with two outfield assists… Led the team in at-bats, tied for first in hits, second in stolen bases, third in runs, fourth in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and sacrifice hits, and tied for fifth in walks… Ranked fifth in the MIAC in at-bats, tied for 13th in sacrifice hits, tied for 15th in hits, and tied for 16th in stolen bases… Led the team with 14 multi-hit games and had team-long 11-game hitting streak from April 5-19… Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 8-2 win over Northwestern (Minn.) on Feb. 22.
2023-24 (Senior) – Honorable Mention All-MIAC… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2023 St. Olaf Dean’s List… MIAC Softball Player of the Week (March 25)… Ranked tied for third in the MIAC in hits, tied for fifth in stolen bases, tied for 10th in runs and triples, 11th in batting average, tied for 12th in at bats, tied for 16th in total bases, and 17th in on-base percentage… Started all 38 games she played in… Hit .405 (53-for-131) with a .431 on-base percentage, .466 slugging percentage, and .897 on-base plus slugging percentage… Recorded four doubles, two triples, 18 RBI, 31 runs scored, five walks, and 17 stolen bases in 22 tries… Had three outfield assists… Went 6-for-6 with a triple, a stolen base, four runs scored, and four RBI in 16-6 win in game two of sweep at Agnes Scott on March 24… Was combined 4-for-7 with two stolen bases, and four runs scored in sweep of St. Kate’s on April 6… Was 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in 8-3 win in game two of road sweep of Concordia-Moorhead on May 4… Recorded 16 multi-hit games.
2022-23 (Junior) – NFCA Scholar-Athlete… Academic All-MIAC… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… Spring 2023 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Started first 16 games before missing rest of season due to injury… Hit .339 (20-for-59) with a .361 on-base percentage and .424 slugging percentage… Recorded three doubles, one triple, six RBI, seven runs scored, one walk, and three stolen bases… Registered at least one hit in 11-of-16 games, including six multi-hit efforts… Was 4-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and a run scored in 5-4 loss to Northwestern on Feb. 25… Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in 10-4 victory over UW-Eau Claire on March 4.
2021-22 (Sophomore) – All-MIAC… MIAC Softball All-Tournament Team… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2021 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... Started 37 of the 39 games she played in… Hit .413 (57-for-138) with a .438 on-base percentage and .478 slugging percentage… Recorded five doubles, two triples, 30 runs, 14 RBI, six walks, one sacrifice fly, three sacrifice hits, and 11 stolen bases… Led team in at bats, runs, hits, triples, batting average, on-base percentage, stolen bases, and total bases (66), and was second in OPS (.916) and slugging percentage… Ranked third in the MIAC in at bats and hits, fifth in batting average, tied for ninth in total bases, 13th in runs, tied for 14th in triples and stolen bases, and 17th in on-base percentage… 57 hits set a new single-season school record... Also ranked second in single-season program history in at bats, fourth in batting average, and tied for ninth in stolen base attempts (14)... Had at least one hit in 35 of the 37 games she started, including 15 multi-hit games… Had a 12-game hitting streak from March 27 – April 16 and ended the season on a 16-game hitting streak from April 19 – May 7… Had back-to-back three-hit games in losses to Hope and Grinnell on March 25… Was combined 6-for-8 with a triple, three runs, two RBI, and a stolen base in home sweep of Carleton on April 23… Was 3-for-4 with a double, three runs, and two RBI in 11-3 victory over Hamline in game two of home sweep on April 26… Went 2-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and scored twice in 7-4 win over Saint Ben’s in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on May 7.
2020-21 (First Year) – NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... Fall 2020 Dean’s List… Started 10 of the 11 games she appeared in… Hit .281 (9-for-32) with one triple, three RBI, six runs, and two stolen bases… Was 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI in 8-6 win over St. Thomas in game two of season-opening split on March 12… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple in 9-3 victory at Hamline in game two of sweep on May 3.
AT PRIOR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Played three years of softball… Named to Breakdown MN’s Top High School Softball Players 2020 list… All-conference as a junior after hitting .364 with 24 runs and 22 stolen bases… Four-time Board Scholar… Distinguished Board Scholar… Principal’s Honor Roll.
PERSONAL
Parents Selvi Ashok and Ashok Kallam… Has one sibling, Sid… Majoring in psychology with concentrations in educational studies and public health studies… Played club softball for Midwest Speed for five years.
