2013: A first team NFCA All-American and a second team Daktronics all-American, the South Atlantic Conference and Daktronics' Southeast Region Player of the Year, was the only player from the southeast region on the first team and the only player from the South Atlantic  Conference on any of NFCA's three All-American teams. She becomes C-N's seventh NCAA All-American and 12^thwhen factoring in the Eagles' days in NAIA.  Hefner is C-N's fourth first team selection and its first since Zoe Heim and Jessie Howard pulled off the feat in 2008. She is Carson-Newman's first All-American since 2011 when Bri Shoemake and Leah Price earned second team and third team honors respectively. Hefner is the third shortstop to earn such honors for C-N, joining Howard and Sammi Hatcher (1992).  Only pitchers have been tabbed for All-American status as often as C-N shortstops with three selections – Heather Randolph (1995), Heim (2008) and Carol Zachary (1989-1991). Hefner was the conference and nation's leader for RBI with 75. That total reset the single season record for both the SAC and Carson-Newman. Hefner obliterated a school record for home runs in a year with 19 – setting that school record in early March before the season reached its midpoint. Hefner finished second in the SAC on the single season homerun chart.  She nearly won the first ever triple crown in SAC history, she was second in the league in batting average with a .451 figure. A two-time SAC player of the week – Hefner was just the fifth player in NCAA Division II history to hit three grand slams in a single season. She had a school record 141 total bases this year and matched a Carson-Newman single game record with eight RBI against Lees McRae (2/20). Had a team leading 21 multi-hit games including nine, three-hit games.  Produced 17 multi-RBI games including four instances where she drove in five or more runs in a single contest.  Had a 23-game reached base streak and a 10-game hit streak.  Hit two home runs in a single game four times, against Concord (2/23), Columbus State (3/6), Augusta State (3/20) and USC Aiken (4/6).  Hit her grand slams against Erskine (3/1), Columbus State  (3/6) and Augusta State (3/20).  Scored four runs agaisnt Augusta State (3/20), a career high, and also produced a career high 10 total bases in that same game.  Had a .922 fielding percentage with 18 errors at short in her junior season.  

Previous school (Walters State): First Team All Conference, All Tournament, Second Team All American, Player of The Year, NJCAA Player of The Week.

Personal: Majoring in elementary education at C-N.