2006 Season: Played and started in 34 games for Concordia...named to the MIAC All-Conference Team...named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Third Team...led the team in batting average (.373), runs scored (28), hits (41) and stolen bases (20)...had 110 at bats with 7 RBIs...recorded a .464 slugging percentage...had 5 doubles, 1 triple and 1 homerun on the year.

2005 Season: Played and started in 33 games for the Cobbers...posted 105 at-bats and 9 RBIs...led team in hits (31), runs scored (21), triples (3) and stolen bases (5)...second on team in batting average with a .295 percent...recorded a .891 fielding percentage.

2004 Season: MIAC Rookie of the Year... started and played in 34 games for the Cobbers... led team in batting average with .348, runs scored with 22, hits with 40, runs batted in with 16, stolen bases with 23 and recorded 4 triples...had 115 at bats and 16 RBI's.

Personal: Letter winner in basketball and softball...St. Cloud Times All-Area Team, 2 year Outfield Gold Glove winner, and 2 time All-Conference in softball...daughter of Michele Rosha and Denny Niess...enjoys watching CSPAN and MSNBC, politics, and debating.

The person I admire most: "Lindy Sparby."

The NIESS File:

Place I would most like to visit: I would love to go back to Interlaker, Switzerland

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Friends

Favorite movies: Little Mermaid, The Patriot

Favorite music groups: Tom Jones

The three people I would most like to meet: Abe Lincoln, Ladainian Tomlinson, Churchill

Nobody knows how much I like to: watch Little Mermaid

The biggest influence on my softball career: Toni Jesinoski (my first high school coach)

If I were to play another sport, it would be: football

My dream job is: Governor of Minnesota or to teach high school government.