Janiva Willis was a four-time All-Big South Conference selection in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. She went on to become a member of the Canadian National Team in 2005 and 2007. She still ranks first in four different Winthrop career categories including home runs (30); doubles (51), bases on balls (90) and total bases (500), and ranks second in career runs scored (174) and is third in total hits (245). She not only was a standout on the field, but excelled in the classroom as well. She was a three-time Big South Conference All-Academic Team selection and was voted the 2005 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year for softball. Following her senior year in 2005, Willis was named the NCAA's South Carolina Woman of the Year and was a Top 10 Finalist for NCAA National Woman of the Year.
