Janae Jefferson is a college softball player who committed to playing for the University of Texas. In reality, she is a three-sport athlete who has got herself featured in the practices of softball, basketball, and volleyball. She first got a kick-start with her career in games at the Nimitz Senior High School in Houston, Texas. Earlier in the year 2022, she was one of the five college players who earned the honor of being spotted in the team USA. In the first week of June 2022, Jefferson earned second place on the NFCA’s All-American team. As per the history of All-Americans in the UTs, Jefferson and Osterman are the only four-time All-Americans.
Early Life
Janae Reann Jefferson was born on 3rd February 1999 in Houston, Texas. She was nurtured her whole life by her father named Vincent and her mother named Catherine Jefferson. She hails from Houston, sharing her childhood with a sibling, said to be a brother named Jalen. One of her cousins Michael Jackson remained a major league baseball pitcher from 1986 to 2004 and appeared in the 1997 world series. Out of all her matches in the past, one of her best sports dates till now is the 2016 Junior Olympic Cup where she went 11-for-11.
Janae Jefferson Career
Janae Jefferson has received the honor of All-District 18-6A selection 4 times. She has also earned All-Greater Houston honors while being in her freshman season after she made a hit of .617 with an overall 16 doubles, 11 triples, 16 stolen bases, and 27 RBIs. Under the coaching of David McCorkle and for the placement of her Texas Aces Express Gold travel ball team, Janae led her team to first place at the 2014 Triple Crown Tournament and next for fourth place at the 2014 ASA Nationals. During that time, she earned the honor of the 2017 PGF First Team All-American.
Texas
Janae worked hard and led her team tied for the leading place with 23 multi-hits and 7 multi-RBI. She made the history for the Texas Longhorns Softball Team after hitting 32 hits during the Big 12 campaign and was later recorded as the second player in the history for doing so in a single season in the league. She posted a career-best 19-game streak from 11th April to 12th May and registered herself with career-long 14-game hitting streaks from 11th April to 2nd May.
Janae received the honor of NFCA Second-Team All-American, All-Big 12 Conference First Team selection, an NFCA All-Central Region Second Team, and a Softball America First-Team All-American after she batted with an average of second major .408 in the Big 12 and had 80 third major hit in the Big 12. Because of the pandemic the early months of the year 2020 were shortened and this affected how many games and how the players played. Initially, Janae had to start with overall 27 games while batting with an overall .554 and making a record of 41-for-74 after which she came third in all of NCAA Division I. she ended the season while approaching the base safely for 17 straight games and posted 13 multi-hit games with five three-hit efforts.
Junior Season- 2021
During the season, Janae played overall 51 games while helping her Longhorns Softball team with a batting average of .446- that further became the third major in the Big 12, 75 hits- the sixth major in the Big 12, .495 on-base percentage- the 7th Big 12 and 14 steals- toed 7th in the Big 12. During the season, she was announced as one of the 25 top finalists for the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year award.
Janae Jefferson Biography |
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| Real Name | Janae Reann Jefferson |
| Birth Date | 3 February 1999 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 23 Years |
| Birth Place | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Profession | Softball Player |
| College | – |
| Qualification | – |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 4” – in Centimeters – 162 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 54 kg – in Pounds – 119 lbs |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
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Family |
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| Father | Vincent Jefferson |
| Mother | Catherine Jefferson |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | Jalen Jefferson |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Single |
| Affair | No |
| Who is her boyfriend? | None |
Personal Life
It is not known whether Janae Jefferson is committed to anyone in the industry or not. This is because she has not revealed the insights of her life story regarding her dating life, past dating relationships, sibling details, and recent scenarios in her personal life. For the moment, it is known that she is not involved with any man in the industry romantically and her recent marital status is unmarried with any further commitments.
Janae Jefferson Net Worth
Janae Jefferson is a student and is committed to the University of Texas for her future athlete career. For the moment we can only predict her career honors and accolades that helped her achieve the best places/positions of all time. She was named first-team All-District 18-6A (2015), and also received the honor of the 16-6A Girls All-District Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2016-17). She was announced as the fourth Texas Freshman and 12th overall among the UT players who earned the honor of NFCA All-American with second-team selection.
