Cal State San Marcos Athletics

ATHLETIC AWARDS

• Rawlings Golden Glove Award recipient (2025)
• 3C2A All-Southern California Team. (2025)
• 3C2A Championship All-Tournament Team (2025)
• All-PCAC first team (2025)

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2025 AT PALOMAR COLLEGE

• Earned an Associate Degree in general studies.
• Posted a .436 batting average with 51 hits, 38 runs, 54 RBIs, 11 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, and a .915 slugging percentage.
• Led team to a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship. 
• Runner-up finish in the 3C2A State Tournament.
• Went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a home run for three runs and three RBIs in the 9-3 win at Antelope Valley (Feb. 14). 
• Crushed a pair of home runs while going 3-for-3 at Cerritos (March 1). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024 AT MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE

• Did not play softball. 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023 AT BOISE STATE

• Appeared in six games with one start. 
• Made her debut against UCF (Feb. 10), earning a walk. 
• Recorded her first collegiate start against Georgia (Feb. 12). 
• Drew a walk as a pinch hitter in win against Wichita State (Feb. 17). 

HIGH SCHOOL

• A 2022 graduate of Murrieta Mesa High School in Murrieta, California.
• First team all-league selection in 2022.
• Ranked No. 46 in the country by Extra Innings Softball.
• Hit 10 home runs during senior season.
• Helped team win league championships in 2021 and 2022.
• Extracurricular activities included traveling, snowboarding, going to concerts and sporting events.

TRAVEL BALL

• Athletics Mercado/Smith (2021-2022)
• Athletics Mercado/Greg (2018-2021)

PERSONAL

• Born in Riverside, California, and raised in Murrieta, California.
• Daughter of Jana Karam and Hani Karam.
• Has three sisters: Briana Howell, Kaylee Guinn and Layla Karam.
• Enjoys traveling, snowboarding, going to concerts and sporting events.
• Favorite movies are “Almost Famous” and “Step Brothers.”
• Favorite athlete is Albert Pujols.
• Roots for the Chargers, Angels and Clippers.
• Greatest influence is her dad for his kindness, love and hard work.
• Most memorable moment was fighting back from the losers bracket to finish second in the 3C2A state tournament.
• Biggest challenge was stepping away from softball for a year and a half and returning to compete at a high level.
• Interesting fact: worked two jobs to spend the summer traveling in Europe.
• Aspires to become a sports marketing coordinator.