Prior to Utah: Left Kearney High School as the program's all-time leader in hits, doubles and RBIs...broke the MSHSAA career hits record...during her junior year, shattered the school's single season records for RBIs and doubles...a three-time all-state and four-time all-conference, all-district and all-region selection who also helped her team capture four straight district and conference championships...part of a team that won a state title in 2022...also lettered in soccer, track and field and basketball...was an all-state and all-district pick in basketball and a state qualifier in the javelin...at the club level with the Louisville Lady Sluggers, she was a 14U Gold Co-Champion in 2022 and part of a team that achieved third place at TC Nationals in 2023
Personal: Daughter of Sara and Andy Paalhar...has one sibling, Jackson...mother, Sara, was a track and field athlete at Truman State.