By Hawkeyesports.com

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three University of Iowa softball student-athletes earned postseason recognition by the Big Ten Conference announced on Friday.

Sophomore infielder Jena Young earned first team all-Big Ten and all-defensive honors. Junior pitcher Jalen Adams earned second team honors and senior Tatianna Roman earned the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. This is Young and Adams second all-Big Ten honors of their careers.

Young, a Winterset, Iowa, native started all 53 games at second base for Iowa and finished leading the team, hitting .359. In her sophomore campaign Young recorded 56 hits, 27 RBIs, 10 doubles, five triples, and three home runs. She is tied for 14th all time at Iowa with 43 runs scored in a single season. Young recorded 99 putouts and finished the season with a .990 fielding percentage. She had 88 assists and just four errors on the season. In conference play, Young led the team with a .444 batting average, which was fifth in the conference. She had just one error in 82 chances in Big Ten play finishing with a .988 fielding percentage.

Adams, a Fort Dodge, Iowa, native led the team in the circle with 198.2 innings pitched. Adams had 30 starts and 20 complete games on the season. She posted a career-best 25-6 record, the highest win total for a Hawkeye since Brittany Weil in 2009 (26). Adams recorded a career-best 130 strikeouts, and finished the season with a 2.18 ERA. She had 38 total appearances in the circle for Iowa, and collected two saves. Adams finished the regular season leading the Big Ten in starts, complete games and innings pitches. She was second in the conference and nation with 25 wins and ranked in the top 10 in ERA (4th), batting average against (5th), WHIP (6th), and strikeouts (9th).

Roman, a Garden Grove, California, native appeared in 45 games with 43 starts in the outfield. Roman was second on the team with 22 walks and had a perfect fielding percentage on 45 chances. Roman was a member of Iowa’s Leadership Council, a team voted group of captains.

Young is the first Hawkeye to receive back-to-back first team honors since Megan Blank in 2013-14. This is the first time since 2016-2017 that Iowa has had an all-defensive honoree in back-to-back season.