Alivya Bollen

A woman in a blue softball uniform runs up the first base line of a softball field. A catcher in a white uniform behind the other woman throws a softball.

Photo by: Miranda Sampson/Sampson Snapshots

A woman in a grey uniform swings a softball bat and hits a softball into the air

Photo by: Mario Terrana

Position:
First Base/Utility
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lincoln Southeast H.S.
Hometown:
Lincoln, Neb.
Major:
Sport & Recreation Management

PRONUNCIATION

Honors & Awards

2023-24 & 2024-25 Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2026: Played in 47 games and made 35 starts as a senior ... batted. 269 with one home run, 19 RBIs, 12 runs scored and eight doubles behind 25 hits ... had six multi-hit games ... opened season with a four-game hitting streak ... blasted lone home run of year in Feb. 7 game at East Texas A&M ... recorded 10 RBIs in opening seven games of the season ... drew 28 walks on the year which ranks tied for eighth in a single season in program history ... also hit four sacrifice flies which ranks among the top three ever in a season ... an Impact Award Winner recognized by SDSU Athletics Department for role as a student-athlete ... long time member of South Dakota State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... served the 2025-26 academic year as the president of the Executive Team for The Summit League’s SAAC board.

2025: Appeared in 30 games, had 18 starts with 12 at first base and six as the designated player … recorded 10 hits including four home runs … had a multi-home run game against North Dakota State (April 19) … scored seven runs and had nine RBIs.

2024: Played in six games, starting one as the designated player … reached base on a hit by pitch against Fresno State (February 8).

2023: Played in 10 games and started one as a designated player … had nine plate appearances over the course of the season … lone hit was a double at nationally-ranked Baylor on March 15 … also drew a walk at the plate.

Before SDSU: Graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School in 2022 … had a .406 batting average over final three seasons at Lincoln Southeast … amassed 136 hits and 36 home runs during the span … as a senior she was a Second Team Class A all-state selection by the Omaha World-Herald and First Team All-City selection by the Lincoln Journal Star … also claimed Heartland Athletic All-Conference accolades … hit .436 as a senior with a .500 on-base percentage and .889 slugging percentage … totaled 52 hits, 16 home runs, 45 runs scored and 41 RBIs … also a state championship qualifier in track and field in the shot put.