WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue lands three players on the All-Big Ten First team, while also earning three spots on the All-Defensive team, one on the Freshman team, and a sportsmanship honoree.
Freshman Anna Moore, junior Moriah Polar, and graduate student Haley Painter, each earned a spot on the All-Big Ten First team for the first time in their careers after helping Purdue to one of its best seasons in the history of the program. This is the first time since 2001 that Purdue has had three players land on the First Team, and the only other instance in its history.
Polar, Khloe Banks, and Kylie Franks also each earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive team, while Emma Bailey was tabbed the Sportsmanship honoree.
Moore etched herself into the Purdue record book as one the program’s top first-year players. The NFCA Top 25 Freshman of the Year finalist broke Purdue’s freshman home run record, broke the single-season RBI record, and tied the program’s single-season home run record.
The Indianapolis native finished the season hitting just below .400 (.393) with 59 hits, 61 RBI, and a team-leading 14 home runs. Moore earned her fourth and fifth Big Ten accolades this year, landing on both the All-Big Ten First Team, and the All-Big Ten Freshman team.
The USA Softball Top 25 Player of the Year finalist, Polar, put together one of best campaigns seen in Purdue softball history, breaking two individual Purdue records (single-season hits, single-season runs scored), tying the career-triples record, and writing herself into the Big Ten record book and NCAA record book, tying for second in single-season hits and taking the seven spot for single-season batting average, respectively.
The current national leader in hits (101), and the Big Ten leader in hits, batting average (.555), and stolen bases (31), Polar adds to her accolades with her first-career All-Big Ten First Team honor and her second-career Defensive Team honor.
Painter is Purdue’s first designated player to make the All-Big Ten first team since Katie Mitchell in 2007. The graduate senior is no stranger to conference accolades, earning All-Mountain West Second Team in 2024 as well as NFCA All-West Region.
In 2026, Painter finished the season batting .340 with 49 hits, 12 homers, and 58 RBI. She concludes her career with 48 home runs, hitting 36 while at Nevada.
Franks is also a first-time All Big honoree, after putting together a stellar defensive effort at third base this season. In 110 chances, Franks earned 28 putouts and 81 assists, with just one error. The junior led the team in fielding percentage at .991 on the year.
Another first time honoree is senior, Banks, who also had just a lone error in the outfield this season. In 74 chances, she earned 71 putouts with two assists while also making tremendous catches in both center and right. Banks earned herself a spot on the Sports Center Top Ten in back-to-back seasons.
Bailey is Purdue’s 2026 Sportsmanship honoree this season, after also earning Purdue’s nomination for the Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community and Impact award. Recipients have demonstrated sportsmanship, fair behavior, and good citizenship both on the field and off. Students must also be in good academic standing.
Purdue broke the 23-year-old program-record for longest win streak this season, setting a new mark at 14 games. As a team, Purdue broke five records this season: single-season RBI, single-season runs scored, single-season home runs, and single-season double plays.
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