- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because of the small atmosphere and the fun people at the school. Also, the fact that it’s really close to the beach made it the No. 1 choice for me."
- Selected VWC over York College of Pennsylvania
Career Highs
Hits: 3 – (18x, most recent, vs. Birmingham-Southern - 3/11/16)
Doubles: 1 – (13x, most recent, vs. Eastern Mennonite - 4/30/16)
Triples: 2 – (3x, most recent, Guilford - 4/17/16 - G2)
Home Runs: 1 – (vs. Rutgers-Camden – 3/2/13)
Runs: 4 – (Emory & Henry – 4/16/13)
RBI: 3 – (at Shenandoah - 4/10/16 - G2)
Stolen Bases: 4 – (4x, most recent, Averett – 2/28/16 – G2)
Hitting Streak: 10 – (2/27/16 - 3/12/16)
2016 NFCA First Team All-American
2016 Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
2016 HERO Sports All-American
2016 All-Atlantic Region First Team
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
2016 All-ODAC First Team
2016 All-ODAC Tournament Team
2016 NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
2015 NFCA First Team All-American
2015 All-Atlantic Region First Team
2015 All-State First Team
2015 All-State Academic Team
2015 ODAC Player of the Year
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015 All-ODAC First Team
2014 All-ODAC Third Team
2013 All-Atlantic Region Second Team
2013 All-ODAC Second Team
ODAC Player of the Week (Feb. 22-28, 2016)
ODAC Player of the Week (Feb. 25-Mar. 3, 2013)
Senior (2016): Started all 45 games for the Marlins in left field… Led the nation with 70 steals, getting caught just four times on the year… Stole at least three bases in a game nine different times, including four steals at No. 2 Salisbury on February 20 and against Averett on February 27… Scored a run in 11 of the first 12 games of the year… Led the squad with 57 runs scored on the year… Tallied a 10-game hitting streak from February 27 to March 12.
Junior (2015): Played in 38 games as a junior… Proved to be one of the toughest outs in the nation, batting .487 with a .551 on-base percentage… Led the nation in steals per game (1.29) and was second in total steals (49)… Stole four bases at Guilford College on April 12… Had a nine-game hitting streak from April 7 to April 24, topping her previous best of eight games.
Sophomore (2014): All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference third team honoree… Compiled a .366 batting average… Stole 26 bases in 27 attempts… Recorded a 3-for-3 day, with three runs scored, in a 7-1 win over Western Connecticut State University… Recorded three hits in a 4-3 victory over Randolph-Macon College.
Freshman (2013): All-Atlantic Region second team honoree… All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference second team honoree… Recorded 36 runs scored, the fourth highest total by a VWC rookie… Hit for a .398 average, the sixth best by a VWC rookie… Finished with 49 hits, the fourth highest total by a Marlin rookie… Set the VWC rookie record in stolen bases with 28 in 31 attempts.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient… Four-time Dean’s List honoree… Posted 4.00 GPA winter ’13 and winter ’14.
Before VWC: Graduated with a 4.00 grade point average, ranked 73rd in a class of 318… Batting average of .452 as a senior, helping her high school team to a 28-2 record and Virginia's AA state championship game… Team captain as a senior… First team All-Dulles District… Second team All-Region II… Selected to play in the state all-star game… Honor Roll student four straight years.
Personal: Daughter of Barbara and John Bogan… Mom and dad attended Strayer University.
Get to Know Courtney
- Enjoys all kinds of music and spending vacation time at the beach
- Favorites include the book "Fifty Shades of Grey," the movie "The Hot Chick," and the TV series "Pretty Little Liars"
- A fan of baseball standout Derek Jeter, actress Mila Kunis, and major league baseball's New York Yankees
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "athletic, short, fun, smart, sarcastic and friendly"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "learning new skills and mastering old skills."
- My personal athletic goals at VWC are: "to start in the outfield and be Rookie of the Year my first season."
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "bunting"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Derek Jeter. He's my all-time favorite player and I've always wanted to meet him."
- If I could participate in a reality show it would be: "Jeopardy. I watch it every night."
- If I could possess one superpower it would be: "flying. It would be cool."
- People might be surprised to know: "I can be shy around large groups of people I don't know."
- It's the year 2025 and: "I'm married, living in Florida with a job as a certified psychologist."
- The most important advice I've received is: "choose a college you like and let sports help you get into it. Don't choose a college only because of softball." -- Coach Tony
