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Jersey Number 26
Mya January
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Spring Hill High
- Hometown:
- Spring Hill, Kan.
Honors
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 31 games and made 19 starts (16 starts at shortstop) as a sophomore after transferring from Central Arkansas…Owned a .265 batting average with 13 hits, 13 RBI, nine runs, two doubles, two homers and a triple…Led the team with seven stolen bases (7-for-8)…Suffered an injury and was limited throughout a majority of the season…Logged her first hit as a Bear against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 6)…Knocked a two-run homer and drew a walk in a run-rule win over Jackson State (Feb. 13)…Smacked a bases-clearing triple for a season-high three RBI in win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 20)…Went 2-for-3 with two RBI singles and a stolen base at UTEP (April 25)…Hit a two-run homer against New Mexico State (April 30)…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
Central Arkansas
Spent her freshman season at the University of Central Arkansas, where she appeared in 47 games and made 44 starts in 2025 …Batted .263 with 23 runs, 21 RBI, 17 walks, five home runs and three doubles for the Bears…Was also a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts and owned a .961 fielding percentage in 2025.
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High School
Played shortstop for four years at Spring Hill High School under coach Corey Katzer…Named a first-team all-state infielder and collected first-team all-Frontier League honors as a junior after batting .392, a 10-point improvement from her sophomore season…Posted her best season as a senior, batting .416 while leading the Broncos to a 28-3 record and a third-place finish at the state tournament…Racked up numerous awards following her senior season, including: first-team all-state and all-Frontier League honors for a second consecutive season, Miami County Republic Player of the Year, Earl Awards finalist for Player of the Year (KC Metro) and Infielder of the Year, PGF All-American Regional finalist and was named to the Mo-Kan All-Star series…Also played travel ball for the BC Peppers.
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Personal
Mya Michelle January was born 5/17/06 in Olathe, Kan….Daughter of DeMarcus and Laura January of Paola, Kan….Has three sisters, Malia, Madyx and Marisa… Majoring in Wildlife Biology.
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 31 games and made 19 starts (16 starts at shortstop) as a sophomore after transferring from Central Arkansas…Owned a .265 batting average with 13 hits, 13 RBI, nine runs, two doubles, two homers and a triple…Led the team with seven stolen bases (7-for-8)…Suffered an injury and was limited throughout a majority of the season…Logged her first hit as a Bear against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 6)…Knocked a two-run homer and drew a walk in a run-rule win over Jackson State (Feb. 13)…Smacked a bases-clearing triple for a season-high three RBI in win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 20)…Went 2-for-3 with two RBI singles and a stolen base at UTEP (April 25)…Hit a two-run homer against New Mexico State (April 30)…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
Central Arkansas
Spent her freshman season at the University of Central Arkansas, where she appeared in 47 games and made 44 starts in 2025 …Batted .263 with 23 runs, 21 RBI, 17 walks, five home runs and three doubles for the Bears…Was also a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts and owned a .961 fielding percentage in 2025.
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High School
Played shortstop for four years at Spring Hill High School under coach Corey Katzer…Named a first-team all-state infielder and collected first-team all-Frontier League honors as a junior after batting .392, a 10-point improvement from her sophomore season…Posted her best season as a senior, batting .416 while leading the Broncos to a 28-3 record and a third-place finish at the state tournament…Racked up numerous awards following her senior season, including: first-team all-state and all-Frontier League honors for a second consecutive season, Miami County Republic Player of the Year, Earl Awards finalist for Player of the Year (KC Metro) and Infielder of the Year, PGF All-American Regional finalist and was named to the Mo-Kan All-Star series…Also played travel ball for the BC Peppers.
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Personal
Mya Michelle January was born 5/17/06 in Olathe, Kan….Daughter of DeMarcus and Laura January of Paola, Kan….Has three sisters, Malia, Madyx and Marisa… Majoring in Wildlife Biology.
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