Vonk Leads Dutch to European Championship (Aug. 18, 2011)
Freshman Feature - Q&A With Britt Vonk (May 5, 2011)
2012 Quick Hits:
- Had shoulder surgery over the summer, is reigning DP
- Hitting .331, slugging .371 with 18 RBI
- Named the Chevron Spring Fling MVP
Berkeley Regional (2012):
- Second on the team in hitting (.529), slugging (.765) and third in OBP (.556)
- Served as DP for all five games, hitting her first homer of the year
2011 Quick Hits:
- Placed on the NCFA All-Pacific Region First Team
- First on the team, hitting .415, started all 58 games at short
- Named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team and All-freshman team
- Her on-base percentage of .502 ranked her first amongst the Bears
- Second on the team in the NCAA Tournament, hitting .419
- Has 26 steals in 31 attempts
- Knocked in 13 RBI and led the Bears with 26 walks
Women's College World Series (2011):
- Led the Bears, hitting .455 with five hits in 11 at-bats
- Slugged .545 and had a .455 on-base percentage
Lexington Super Regional (2011):
- Was fourth on the team, hitting .300
Louisville Regional (2011):
- Hit and slugged .500 with a .455 on-base percentage
Pre-Cal Ball:
- Played with the Netherlands national team at the 2008 Olympics
- Was recognized in 2008 as the best hitter at the Mastenbroek Tournament and awarded the Bep van Beijmerwerdt Trophy as the most talented youth Dutch player
- Lauded as the best hitter at the 2010 International Indoor Cup
- With her club team, the Tex Town Tigers, she was a two-time national champion
- Member of the track and field team in her hometown Enschede
Personal:
- After attaining her bachelor's degree, she would like to get a master's in a field relating to psychology
- Father, Theo Vonk, played professional soccer in the Netherlands, mother, Tanja Reijerink, played professional water polo in the Netherlands and her brother plays soccer
- Would love to go on a journey around the world some day
Backpacking Around Europe: While some students may move around a country or a state multiple times before college, Britt lived in different countries. She spent most of her youth in the Netherlands, but she also spent a year living in Spain while her father, Theo, coached a Spanish soccer team.
The Conquering Olympian: Britt Vonk has one thing no other current Bear can claim: experience in the Olympic Games. Vonk played for the Dutch national team at the 2008 Olympics, which she notes as one of her best sporting moments. Her other is being the Dutch champions with the Tex Town Tigers.
Why I Have My Number: The reason why I picked number 18 is a little bit silly. I've worn it since I was 13 years old and I don't want to replace it. I once saw "The Replacements." It's a movie about football, and even though we don't play football back in Holland, I thought it was a pretty good and inspiring movie. The football star in that movie had number 18, so that's why I picked it.
