University of Minnesota Athletics

Softball

Morgan DeBord
Morgan DeBord
DeBord returns to Minnesota after competing in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, where she hit .333 with four hits in 12 at-bats over nine games.

She previously played her graduate season for the Gophers in 2023, earning Second Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten All-Defensive Team, CSC Academic All-District, and NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Second Team honors. She started all 53 games that season, batting .359 with 145 at-bats.

A native of Hillsboro, Ore., DeBord spent her first four collegiate seasons at Loyola Marymount, where she was a First Team All-WCC selection in 2023 and Second Team All-WCC in 2022.

Academically, DeBord was a WCC All-Academic First Team honoree in 2022 and earned Honorable Mention in 2021 and 2023. She holds a bachelor's of science in Health and Human Sciences with a minor in Health and Society, and a master's in Sports Management from the University of Minnesota.