TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two-time All-Big Ten First Team infielder Jena Young will join Alabama softball with two years of eligibility remaining.

Young started all 99 games across two seasons at Iowa, earning back-to-back All-Big Ten First Team honors. This season, she earned NFCA Second Team All-Region accolades while leading the Hawkeyes with a .359 batting average, 56 hits, 43 runs scored, five triples, 34 walks and seven stolen bases while ranking second on the team with 10 doubles and 27 RBIs. As a freshman in 2024, she boasted a .373 batting average, including a .382 mark in conference play, recording a hit in all but 10 games including 15 multi-hit efforts.

A native of Winterset, Iowa, she was the 2023 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Iowa and led Winterset High School to a pair of state championships. She graduated as the school’s single season record-holder in home runs, runs scored, RBIs and slugging percentage.

Young will join a 2026 Crimson Tide roster that includes 13 returnees from last season along with six incoming freshmen.