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| Class:
Freshman
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| Hometown:
Wheaton, Ill.
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| High School:
Glen Ellyn Glenbard South
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| Bats/Throws:
Left/Right
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| Height:
5-4
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| Position:
Outfield
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2008 Season (Freshman): Game-By-Game Statistics.
High School: A 2007 all-state honorable mention and All-Western Sun Conference pick as a senior at Glenband South High in Glen Ellyn, Ill. . . . Prepped by Julie Fonda-Smith . . . A 2007 graduate . . . Three-year (2005-07) varsity softball letterwinner . . . Guided 2007 team to regional, sectional, and conference championship titles as squad finished the campaign at 32-6 overall and 14-0 in conference action . . . Batted for a .344 average with 45 base hits in 131 at bats while driving in 12 runs and posting 16 stolen bases . . . The 2007 team captain also garnered five extra-base hits and posted a .977 fielding percentage en route to receiving all-area recognition . . . Hit .215 with 14 hits in 65 official plate appearances as a junior in 2006 while tallying six stolen bases as team went 27-10 overall . . . Helped the 2006 squad capture a regional championship and a league regular-season title . . . Served as president of school's Key Club and Pep Club along with being involved in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program in her senior year . . . Three-year member of school's dance team.
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Personal: Born 2/18/89 in Downers Grove, Ill. . . . Daughter of Michael and Ginny Roney of Grandville, Mich. . . . Her father works as a structural engineer and mother is a bookstore manager . . . Has an older brother and sister . . . Her sister, Shannon, enters her senior year as a member of Loyola University's 2008 softball team this spring . . . Hobbies include dancing, sleeping and eating . . . Majoring in resort management.
Coach Becker on Roney: "Colleen is another left-handed hitter who can move along the base paths and also make the outfield appear small in size. Colleen, who has a strong arm and a sneaky bat, will compete for an outfield position."
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