Amanda Chidester
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist with Team USA
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Chidester majored in physical education at the University of Michigan. Her favorite non-softball sport is tennis. Chidester got engaged to Anissa Urtez in 2020.
Chidester finished the 2020 season ranked No. 32 with three home runs, two triples, one double and 13 RBIs for 1,030 points. She is decorated both in NPF accolades as well as international competition honors. She was the 2019 Park Planet Player of the Year and an All-NPF selection. In her time with Team USA she has won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, gold medals in the 2017 Pan American Games, 2016 WBSC, 2012 and 2015 World Cup of Softball, and silver medals at the WBSC in 2012 and 2014.
- 2012 Big Ten Player of the Year
- 2012 All-Big Ten First-Team
- 2012 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team
- 2011 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year
- 2011 NFCA All-America first team
- 2011 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team
- 2011 All-Big Ten first team
- 2010 All-Big Ten Conference third team
- 2009 NFCA All-America second team
- 2009 NFCA All-Region first team
- 2009 All-Big Ten first team
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