Washburn University Athletics

Awards & Honors
• All-MIAA Second Team (2024, 2025)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2024)

As a senior in 2025: Played and started in all 53 games hitting .333 with a .916 OPS across 225 at-bats ... slashed 75 total hits with 13 doubles, nine home runs and 46 RBI ... scored 48 runs and was 3-3 on stealing bases ... had 23 multi-hit efforts including five games with 3+ hits ... began the season with a 4-5 effort against Henderson State on January 31 where he hit three home runs and drove in seven RBI, each tying program single-game records ... threw out a team-high 11 base-stealers while making 342 putouts behind the plate with 10 assists ... named to the All-MIAA second team at catcher  

As a junior in 2024: Played in 51 games making 50 starts with 68 hits, nine home runs and 57 RBI while hitting .352 with a .977 OPS ... tied for the team high with three triples, also went 6-7 on stolen base attempts ... had 3+ hits in seven games ... went 4-4 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBI on Feb. 27 against Rockhurst ... had four RBI in two games ... threw out a team-high 10 runners from behind the plate ... earned All-MIAA second team honors at catcher ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll  

Background: Played two seasons at Northern Oklahoma College – Tonkawa ... helped the Mavericks to a 24-4 season as a freshman ... starting every game before the season ended due to COVID ... transferred to Northwestern Oklahoma State for two seasons ... was an All-GAC honorable mention at catcher as a freshman ... four-year member of the Enid HS baseball team ... helped the Plainsmen to a 27-6 record with a district championship as a junior ... also played three seasons of football  

Personal: Son of Ryan and Jason Priest ... has three sisters, Mazzy, Landyn and Ali and one brother, Blake who is also on the Ichabod baseball team ... majoring in communications