RENO, Nev. - Aaliyah Jenkins' added yet another jewel to the crown of her Nevada Softball career, being named  Nevada Athletics' 2024-25 recipient of the Ruth Russell Award.

Jenkins is the third Wolf Pack softball student athlete to claim the honor in the last five years, following Sadaria McAlister (2021) and Chelie Senini (2024).

Established in 1996 and named for former Nevada Director of Women's Athletics Ruth Russell (1948-69), the award is given out annually to Nevada's top female student athlete in their final year of eligibility and in good academic standing.

Jenkins was named Nevada's first All-American since 2008 when she earned second-team honors from D1Softball in May. Her four-year Wolf Pack career (2022-25) included four All-Mountain West honors, three to the First Team (2022, 2024-25), and being named Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2022.

She capped her final season by being voted Mountain West Player of the Year and helping lead Nevada to its first Mountain West regular season championship in 2025.

Jenkins' career numbers are among the best of any member of the program. She wrapped her career as the program's all-time leader in home runs (54), RBIs (196), total bases (447), slugging percentage (.719), while also ranking in the Wolf Pack top 10 in runs (second, 171), walks (second, 95), stolen bases (second, 83), doubles (fourth, 52), triples (t-fourth, 9), on-base percentage (fifth, .442), hits (sixth, 215), batting (eighth, .346), games played (t-ninth, 212), and games started (10th, 209).

Jenkins put up arguably the best individual season in program history in 2025, as along with her All-America recognition and Mountain West honors she was named to the NFCA All-Mountain First Team. The Tracy, Calif., native ranked in the top 50 nationally in slugging percentage (11th, .916), batting average (13th, .446), total bases (14th, 152), on-base percentage (18th, .546), runs (20th, 64), doubles (21st, 17), stolen bases (22nd, 31), RBIs (44th, 60), and hits (45th, 74).

The Tracy, Calif. native won five Mountain West Player of the Week awards in 2025, the first player to do so in 20 years. In conference regular-season games, Jenkins led the Mountain West in batting average (.522), on-base percentage (.607), slugging percentage (1.159), runs (29), hits (36), RBI (32), triples (four), home runs (10), total bases (80), and stolen bases (16). Jenkins set a Mountain West senior record with her batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, triples, and stolen bases.