Career Highlights: 

• 70 career games played
• 2024 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team honoree
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Recorded first-career start against Bethune Cookman (Feb. 8)
• Recorded first-career hit and first RBIs against Valparaiso March 26, 2023 (1-for-1, 2RBIs)

Sophomore (2024): Played in 39 games, while making 13 starts for the 'Birds...2024 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team honoree...Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Set career-highs in games played (39), games started (13), at-bats (18), hits (3), RBI (3), putouts (12), assists (1), and FLD% (1.000)...Went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored against Bowling Green (Mar. 10)...Second-career multi-RBI game against Bradley, going 1-for-2 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored against Bradley (Apr. 17).

Freshman (2023): Played in 31 games for the ‘Birds as a true freshman…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honoree…Scored 14 runs, while earning her first-career stolen base (April 1)… Recorded first-career hit and first RBIs against Valparaiso March 26, 2023 (1-for-1, 2RBIs).

High School: Four-year starter heading into her senior season for the Alan B. Shepard Astros under head coach Kelsey Clifford … As a freshman, Horton hit .492 and helped lead her team to a regional championship … Earned All-Conference and Chicago Tribune All-Area her freshman season … sophomore season did not occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic … As a junior, Horton batted .533 and once again earned an All-Conference selection and Chicago Tribune All-Area … Following her junior season, she was offered a spot on the Irish National Softball team … Putting the student in student athlete, Horton has earned honors with distinction and is also involved in the National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, POWER PE, Yearbook and Be the Change Anti-Bullying Club … Horton will graduate from Alan B. Shepard in spring of 2022.

Club: Horton has played for the New Lenox Lightning in New Lenox, Ill. for the past six years under head coach Jim Abbott.

Personal: She is the daughter of Denise and Tom Horton … She has one sister, Sydney, who played softball at Georgia Southern University … Her cousin also played softball at Northwestern … Horton's aunt also attended ISU … Horton plans on majoring in business while at Illinois State … She chose Illinois State because she loves the coaches, the atmosphere and likes being close to her family.