11/06/2026
‼️A couple of ours‼️
Hard work pays off!💪
🎉Congratulations 👏
⭐️Remember...Once a Titan Always A Titan 🔴🟡
Former 3A Columbus standouts Kaitlyn Simpson and Graci Major are proof that there is more than one path to Division I softball.
Simpson, a four-time Sports in Kansas All-State selection, is headed to Kentucky after earning First Team All-American honors at Seminole State College (OK). She hit .450 with 17 home runs during her sophomore season and will now compete in the SEC.
Major, a multiple time S*K all state pick, is headed to Louisiana Tech after an outstanding JUCO career of her own at Seminole State. The former Columbus standout earned Second Team All-American honors and recorded 204 strikeouts over the last two seasons in the circle.
What makes the story even more impressive is that neither player had major Division I opportunities coming out of high school. Both took the junior college route, continued to develop, earned All-American honors and are now moving on to the Division I level.
Southeast Kansas continues to prove it is one of the state’s premier hotbeds of softball talent. From Division I to Division II, NAIA and junior college programs across the country, athletes from the region continue to make an impact at every level of the game.
From 3A Kansas softball to Division I.
Two former teammates.
Two All-Americans.
Two Division I signees.
An incredible story of perseverance, development and trusting the process.
