🚨𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭🚨 Welcome to the Iowa State family Aili Tanke!! 🌪️🏀🌪️

Kicking off National Signing Day with a 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗥 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 Welcome Ella Smithson to the UNI softball family! 📝 #EverLoyal #1UNI

Congratulations Hunter!

YAY BRYNN💜💛

Congratulations to Ella Smithson for the following awards this season: Honorable Mention AVCA High School All-America 3rd Team All-Conference Great job, Ella! Congrats!

GO PANTHERS!! 💜💛UNI Softball Monica Wright Coach G.

🚨 COMMIT NEWS! 🚨 Big Time Johnston Dragon is bringing the Fire & joining the Simpson Softball FAM1LY! Let's Goooooo!🔥🥎 #RollStorm #BigThingsHappening

We also had a chance to celebrate Ella on 1001 career digs! Great job, Ella!

First collegiate at bat ▶️ First collegiate extra base hit Paige Peterson starts the home half of the third with a double! #EverLoyal #1UNI

𝟏-𝟎 #EverLoyal #1UNI

WHAT A TIME FOR AVA SMITHSON'S FIRST PANTHER HOME RUN!! UNI leads 4-2 in the top of the sixth! #EverLoyal #1UNI

Oh, you didn't hear? Panther softball is having a 𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘 💥 💣 Ava Smithson hammers a drive to left field for UNI's third home run of the day! #EverLoyal #1UNI

A 𝙂𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀-𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙂 blast from Ava Smithson puts the Panthers ahead in extras! #EverLoyal #1UNI

No Sunday sweep here 🚫 😎 #EverLoyal #1UNI

IGCA Congrats to Ella Smithson, Grace Anderson, and Kinsley Theobald on make the 2024 District 5A Softball Team! Great job ladies! Johnston Softball Johnston Schools IGHSAU 💜💛

Congratulations to Ella Smithson, for being selected for, and participating in the IGCA Senior All Star game tonight at Waukee!! It was a great evening to celebrate her Johnston Softball career, & to watch all the talented high school seniors across the state of Iowa!

Congratulations to these 3 on being selected for the IGCA 5A All-State Softball Teams 🥎: Ella Smithson - 1st Team Kinsley Theobald- 2nd Team Grace Anderson - 2nd Team Well earned this year!! #Rolldrags Johnston Athletics & Activities Johnston High School UNI Softball Kirkwood Softball

I am extremely exited and thankful to announce that I will be continuing my academic and softball career at Grand View University! I want to thank my family, coaches, and teammates for your endless love and support!! Go Vikings❤️🤍 Grand View University Softball Johnston Softball Johnston Softball

So excited to be a PANTHER!! 💛💜 #committed #D1 Lady Sluggers 18 Ashley VanBoxmeer Rich Calvert Mike Jensen Andy De Jesús Softball Club of Iowa Owls Dowling Catholic Softball 🥎

Down 6-0 in the 4th inning, UNI Softball mounts an enormous comeback against Drake; capped by a walk-off RBI single off the bat of Kate Lappe. UNI has clinched the series win against Drake, and has won 14 straight against the Bulldogs.