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Class
Senior
Hometown
Payson,
Arizona
Last School
Payson High School
Roster Years
2015-2018
Career Summary
Arianna Paulson made 50 appearances in the circle and compiled a record of 8-4 during her time at BYU, in addition to her standout performance in the classroom. A three-time West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Gold Honor Roll selection (2015-17), she was also an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete in both 2015 and 2017. Additionally, Paulson was one of two Academic Player of the Year recipients at the team’s end-of-season banquet after earning a 3.90 GPA during the 2017-18 academic year.
Personal
- Daughter of Toby and Amy Paulson
- Has two sisters and two brothers
- Her younger sister Arissa is currently on the BYU softball team
- Brother Sterling played rugby at BYU from 2012 to 2014
- Her great-grandfather played professional football for Washington Redskins and her father played college football
- Majoring in exercise science
- Enjoys reading, running, surfing, dancing and listening to music
Before BYU
- Salutatorian of her high school class
- Also played volleyball and basketball
- MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American in 2013
- Arizona Republic’s “Small School Player of the Year” 2013
- U.S. Marine’s Distinguished Athlete Award
- Division III All-Section IV Girls Basketball Second Team for Basketball 2014
- Divison III All-State Player of the Year in 2014 for softball
- Arizona Republic’s Division III All-State First Team 2012-2014
- MaxPreps Preseason All-American in 2014
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2015
- NFCA Division I All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Picked up first win against Oklahoma State, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts in six innings
- Threw four innings against Northern Colorado with two hits and four strikeouts, giving up only one earned run
- Made 14 appearances in the circle
Sophmore Year
2016
- Named to the 2016 WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll
- Pitched four innings against Mount St. Mary's, throwing four strikeouts
- Threw five strikeouts against LMU
- Had a career-high seven strikeouts in a complete game against San Diego
Junior Year
2017
- Pitched her first career shutout against Detroit Mercy
- Came in as relief against Sacramento State and pulled out the win
- Picked up the save at Santa Clara, throwing three strikeouts in three innings pitched
Senior Year
2018
- Played in 12 games and started one this season
- Made first appearance of the season at No. 10/11 LSU (3/23)
- Recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts and pitched a season-high five innings at Southern Utah (4/30)
- WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Softball | Jul, 26
Twelve Cougars Named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
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ImageSoftball | Jun, 14
Six Cougars earn honors at end-of-year banquet
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ImageSoftball | Jun, 04
2018 BYU softball season review
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ImageSoftball | May, 18
Cougars conclude season with win over Albany and loss to Drake
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 10
Three Cougars garner NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors
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ImageSoftball | Jul, 27
Nine Cougars named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
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ImageSoftball | May, 06
No. 20 BYU reaches 40 wins with series-finale win at Santa Clara
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 11
Hot offense powers No. 20 BYU to 13-3 run-rule win at SUU
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 23
BYU softball 2017 season preview
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 15
Senior effort leads BYU to doubleheader sweep over Southern Utah
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ImageSoftball | Sep, 30
BYU tops Snow College in first fall game
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ImageSoftball | Jul, 20
Seven Cougars named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 08
Strid helps Cougars take one of two in WCC opening doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 11
Three home runs lead BYU to doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 03
BYU sweeps day with first road upset of top-15 team since 2010
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 11
Bull, Sugg lead BYU to 8-0 win over San Jose State, splits doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 26
BYU softball 2016 preview
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Softball | Nov, 11
BYU softball adds five to 2016-17 roster
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Softball | Nov, 11
BYU softball adds five to 2016-17 roster
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 24
BYU finishes off fall schedule with two wins over UNLV
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 17
BYU wins doubleheader against SUU and Boise State in fall exhibition
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 07
Bell's three RBI and two runs lead BYU to 7-3 win over UVU
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 06
Four Cougars named NFCA Division I All-America Scholar-Athletes
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 02
Hot hitting gets BYU 16-1 win over CSI
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ImageSoftball | Sep, 24
Thompson's home runs push BYU past Washington in first fall scrimmage
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ImageSoftball | Jul, 27
Six BYU softball players receive WCC academic honors
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 22
Bull fans 10 as Cougars top Aggies 8-1
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 21
Cougars sweep Oklahoma State, fall to UVU
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 27
O'Connor's two homers, six hits propel Cougars to two wins in Mexico
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 27
O'Connor's two homers, six hits propel Cougars to two wins in Mexico
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 12
O'Connor walk-off hit lifts Cougars to 5-4 win