Crookston, Minn.—The University of Minnesota Crookston softball program announced today the signings of Brianna Nancarrow (Fr., C/SS, Victorville, Calif.), Cassie Querry (Jr., C/3B, Huntingdon, Pa./Lock Haven University) and Kamryn Frisk (Jr., P/INF, Anchorage, Alaska/Northwest Kansas Technical College). The Golden Eagles will now have nine new faces on the team next season. Nancarrow, Querry and Frisk join Gabriella Blomdahl (Fr., OF, Duluth, Minn.), Alyssa Stillman (Fr., SS/2B, Hortonville, Minn.), Alina Avilos (Fr., P/1B, Riverside, Calif.), Dana Zarn (Fr., 3B, Winnipeg, Manitoba), Ella Eibensteiner (Fr., SS/2B, North Oaks, Minn.) and Taylor Brunn (Fr., 2B/OF, Little Canada, Minn.) as the new faces for second-year Head Coach Travis Owen.

Coach Owen likes the fit that both Nancarrow and Querry will have as Golden Eagles.

"Brianna and Cassie were later additions in the summer who will be great fits for our program.  They both give us depth at catcher and infield."

In his first full recruiting cycle, Owen has been trying to get durable and versatile players to be Golden Eagles. Querry and Nancarrow seem to fit that mold.

"Brianna is a driven & determined athlete who decided late that she wanted to play in college.  She had been doing extremely well at her high school Excelsior, and is from Victorville, CA.  She'll be getting reps at either middle infield, catcher, or both," Owen said of Nancarrow. "Cassie is a transfer from Lock Haven in Pennsylvania.  She has the ability to hit for power and is solid defensively behind the plate.  She loves competing and will fit in well with our team, she will get reps at catcher but can play the corners too if needed."

The duo will look to build off of a historic season last year that saw the Golden Eagles set a school record for wins with 14. The Golden Eagles return some big pieces from last year's squad, including Mikaela Rodriguez (Sr., SS, Laveen, Ariz.), Jordan Peterson (Jr., UT, Lakeville, Minn.) and Leah Macias (So., OF, West Covina, Calif.) on the offensive side, as well as Paige Pitlick (Sr., P, Jordan, Minn.) in the circle.

With pitching depth being a little bit of a concern, Owen is very relieved to get Frisk, who will be a junior this season.

"Kamryn will add to our overall team depth as a hitter but more importantly she will fill an important role for us as an additional arm in the circle," said Owen. "As a pitcher she did what it took to help her team compete and I was immediately impressed with her attitude and motivation for the game."
 
Brianna Nancarrow/C/SS/Victorville, Calif./Excelsior Charter School
Previous to UMC: Nancarrow had a decorated career at Excelsior Charter School. Nancarrow played in 77 career games for the Eagles and played at a variety of positions, including catcher and third base. Nancarrow hit an impressive .591 playing four seasons, while collecting 143 hits, 128 RBI's and hitting 14 balls over the fence in her career. Her best season, was also her last. Nancarrow hit .561 in 83 plate appearances, collecting 37 hits and driving in 47 runs in just 22 games. She also showed pop at the plate, collecting 27 extra base hits, including 17 doubles, three triples and seven homeruns. The do-it-all Nancarrow also proved to be a menace on the base paths, collecting 67 stolen bases in her career, including going 30 for 30 on stolen bases her freshman season as an Eagles. The catcher also received many awards in her illustrious four year career, including: 2016 Cross Valley All League 2nd team,2016 Excelsior Eagle Award (softball), 2017 Cross Valley All League 1st team (softball), 2017 Team MVP (softball), 2018 Cross Valley All League 1st team (softball), 2018 Team MVP (softball), April 2018 Victorville Daily Press Athlete of the Week and March 2019 Victorville Daily Press Athlete of the Week. Nancarrow has also been impressive in the classroom, graduating with a 3.6 GPA.
 
Personal: Nancarrow is the daughter of Kimberly and Timothy Nancarrow…She is undecided on her major here at Minnesota Crookston…She was born April 19, 2001.
 
Cassie Querry/C/3B/Huntingdon, Pa./Lock Haven University
Prior To UMC: Querry comes to the University of Minnesota Crookston from Lock Haven University in Lock Haven, PA. In her freshman season for the Bald Eagles, Querry hit .333 with four hits in 12 at-bats, including knocking in two runs on April 17, 2018 at Shepard. In her second season for LHU, Querry hit .150 with one RBI, that coming against Indiana (Pa.).
 
Personal: Querry is the daughter of Debbie and Bob Querry…She plans to major in Accounting at Minnesota Crookston…She was born July 21, 1999…Querry will be a junior and have two years left of eligibility at Minnesota Crookston.
 
Kamryn Frisk/P/INF/Anchorage, Alaska,/Northwest Kansas Technical College
Prior To UMC: Frisk comes to the University of Minnesota Crookston from Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kan.,. As a hitter, Frisk hit .355 with three home runs and 34 RBI's in her career. In her freshman season, she hit .368 with three homeruns and 27 RBI's. As a sophomore in the circle, Frisk struck out 17 hitters and was the primary pitcher for the Mavericks…A two-time First Team Academic All-American…Hit .650 in regional tournament…Earned Rookie of the Year honors…A three-time All-Conference pick.
Personal: Frisk is a native of Anchorage, Alaska…Played two seasons at Northwest Kansas Technical College…Was a Business Technology major while at Northwest Kansas Technical…A member of National Honor Society.

The student-athlete(s) listed as having signed a National Letter of Intent or Offer of Admission to play softball at the University of Minnesota Crookston have been verified by the Minnesota Crookston compliance office once they sign the National Letter of Intent or once the student-athlete has accepted an Offer of Admission for Minnesota Crookston.