Versatile Alana Gannon started games at four different positions during her rookie season at Rutgers-Camden, while finishing among the team’s top hitters.
Academics: Member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2024 Spring semester.
Softball 2024: Played in 28 games, starting 15, including eight as the designated player, three apiece at third base and shortstop, and one in right field…Earned New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, April 15…Finished sixth on the team with a .279 batting average…Led the team with five doubles and a .410 slugging percentage…Tied for the team lead with one home run…Finished fourth on the team with 11 RBIs…Scored nine runs…Had five walks to produce a .324 on-base percentage and a .734 OPS…Had two sacrifices flies to lead the team…Added one sacrifice…Notched nine putouts and eight assists…Collected three multiple-RBI games, with a high of three RBIs against Catholic (Game One, April 18), when he went 1-for-4 with one double…Had two RBIs in games against Stockton (Game One, April 16) and Neumann (Game Two, April 25)…Had her biggest game against Rutgers-Newark (Game Two, April 27), when she went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI…Compiled a six-game hitting streak from April 23-27 (9-for-18, .500).
High School: Multi-sport athlete who earned a total of 13 varsity letters at Clayton High School…Captured four letters apiece for softball, soccer and serving as the wrestling team manager…Added one letter for indoor track…Playing for Softball Coach Joe Moore, earned All-Conference First Team honors as a sophomore and a senior and captured All-Conference Second Team during her junior year…Helped the Clippers capture two state softball championships during her sophomore and junior seasons…Her softball team won three sectional championships (sophomore, junior and senior seasons)…Played on Clayton’s conference championship soccer team during her senior season…Principal’s List…Honor Roll…National Honor Society…Student Council…Graduated in 2023.
Personal: Born October 15, 2004…Nicknamed “Lanners”…Enjoys being with friends, fishing, hiking, car shows, bonfires, car rides, traveling, sports, fitness, and building Legos…Health Sciences major at Rutgers-Camden…Plans to become a sports nutritionist or a physical therapist with a focus in sports medicine…Alana is the daughter of Sean and Pricilla Gannon of Clayton.
