Autumn Oehlstrom Named RSC Female Athlete of the Year
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The River States Conference is pleased to announce the selection of Indiana University Southeast softball player Autumn Oehlstrom as the 2023-24 River States Conference Female Athlete of the Year. The 2024 RSC Softball Player of the Year earns the award as the top female athlete in the entire conference, which includes nine RSC championship sports for women.
The Athlete of the Year is selected via a vote of conference athletic directors, and comes from a pool of all Player of the Year recipients.
Oehlstrom is a historic winner on two fronts. First, she is the first female athlete from Indiana University Southeast to win the award since the award's inception in 2010. Similarly, she is the first softball player from any River States school to earn the honor.
In two seasons at IU Southeast, Oehlstrom was the unquestioned top softball player in the River States Conference. A two-time River States Conference Player of the Year and two-time First Team All-American, the outfielder led the Grenadiers to unprecedented success, which included two straight RSC regular season titles and a pair of trips to the NAIA Tournament.
The RSC Player of the Year was the top performer in the league in nearly every offensive category, as she led the conference in batting average, RBIs, doubles, extra base hits, and total bases. In three of those categories - doubles, batting average, and runs batted in - her totals were enough to place her in the top ten nationally, with her 24 doubles ranking third in the nation.
Oehlstrom's name litters the record books at IU Southeast, despite playing just two seasons in New Albany. In 2024, Oehlstrom set IU Southeast softball single season records in doubles (24), RBIs (66), batting average (.507), and on-base percentage (.582), and set the career home run record with her 25th home run.
RSC/KIAC FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (SINCE: 2009-10)
2009-10 -- Valerie Kamuf, Brescia (Ky.) -- Women's Soccer
2010-11 -- Brittany Bird, Brescia (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2011-12 -- Ariel Nickell, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2012-13 -- Lauren Crump, IU East -- Volleyball
2013-14 -- Ariel Nickell, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2014-15 -- Brianna Thomas, Rio Grande (Ohio) -- Women's Basketball
2015-16 -- Julie Whitfill, Brescia (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2016-17 -- Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2017-18 -- Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2018-19 -- Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2019-20 -- Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2020-21 -- Olivia Miller, Carlow (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2021-22 -- Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2022-23 -- Ella Skeens, Rio Grande (Ohio) -- Women's Basketball
2023-24 -- Autumn Oehlstrom, IU Southeast -- Softball