The 2006 Season: The speedy Grete started in 52 of 52 games played ... 2006 Division I Independent all-tournament team ... 2006 NFCA Scholar Athlete ... 2005 Division I Softball all-academic team ... Hit .305 with 33 runs scored, five RBI and three doubles ... Recorded 18 stolen bases in 22 attempts and 12 sacrifice hits ... Had nine multi-hit games including three with three-plus hits ... Had a 10-game hitting streak ... Career-high 4-fot-5 effort at the plate against UMKC (4-7-06) that included two runs scored and a pair of RBI ... Scored a career best three runs in Division I Independent tournament win over Utah Valley State (4-28-06) ... Had a .945 fielding percentage with five errors in 91 fielding chances ... Recorded three outfield assists.
The 2005 Season: Grete started in 42 of 43 games played ... 2005 NFCA Scholar Athlete ... 2005 Division I Softball all-academic team ... Division I Independent Player of the Week ... ... Hit .243 with 17 runs scored and eight RBI ... Led the Bison with 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts ... Recorded six walks and six sacrifice hits ... Hit by pitch on three occasions ... Had six multi-hit games ... That included a 3-for-4 effort with two RBI and a run scored against South Dakota (4-24-05) ... Overall, she went 5-for-7 with three RBI during the double-header vs. USD ... Also matched her career-high with two stolen bases against the Coyotes ... Earned Holiday 49er Classic MVP honors after hitting .389 (7-18) with five runs scored, three stolen bases and two RBI ... Belted a double against IPFW (4-16-05), her first collegiate extra-base hit ... Led the NDSU outfielders with six assists including a career best two vs. South Dakota State (4-10-05) ... Made a career-high six putouts against Charlotte (3-11-05) ... Compiled a .927 fielding percentage.
The 2004 Season: Grete made 16 starting assignments in the outfield in 30 games played as a freshman ... Hit .213 with no home runs and three RBI ... Scored 12 runs and was 4-of-7 in stolen bases ... Named to the 2004 NFCA Academic Scholar Athlete team ... Went 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored against Southern Connecticut (2-20-04) ... Matched her season-high with two runs scored against Minnesota-Crookston (4-10-04) ... Swiped a career-high two bases against Northern Colorado (3-19-04).
In Her Career: Has started 110 of 125 games played for NDSU ... Hitting .265 (82-309) with 62 runs scored, 16 RBI ... Collected 36 stolen bases in 45 attempts, 10 walks and 19 sacrifice hits ... Has 16 multi-hit and 10 multi-runs scored games in career.
High School: A 2003 graduate of Yellow Medicine East High School ... Five-year starter for the Yellow Medicine East softball team, which claimed five straight league titles ... Hit .531 with 34 RBI, 31 runs scored and 15 steals as a senior ... All-state performer ... Went 18-5 on the mound with 189 K’s in 145 innings pitched ... Four-time all-conference and all-area pick ... State track qualifier in the 100 and 200 ... All-state in the 200 ... Holds school 200 record at :25.95 ... State finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman ... Compiled a 130-28 career record on the tennis court ... Also played basketball.
Personal: Daughter of Robert and Carol Peterson ... Has one brother, Erik ... Strangest nickname is "G-Diddy-P" ... Majoring in dietetics ... Favorite hobbies include laughing, grocery shopping and watching sports ... Worked for Merit Care as a patient services host last summer ... The hardest thing she's ever done was go a month without eating after breaking her jaw last season ... High school coaches were Scott Jans (track), Jim Klassen (tennis) and Tim Knapper (sb, bb).
