Burkhalter signs with Langston University

On August 18, 2022, Shania Burkhalter signed a letter of intent to play softball at Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma. Burkhalter was seen by Langston University’s assistant coach at a Dallas Christian University (College Bureau Scout) Camp in July 2022, who was impressed by Burkhalter’s athletic abilities. She will be starting her freshman year in the position of first base. Burkhalter will be majoring in sports medicine/PT/athletic training. She has a high school GPA of 4.0. She is also on the National Honor Roll Society and Superintendents Honor Roll. Burkhalter recently received a certificate of nomination for an award in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence by Mario Capeechi, Ph. D., to be given in June 2023 in Boston.

Burkhalter’s high school years had great wins; her positions ranged from first base to third base and all outfield positions.

On September 10, her high school softball team won the Mounds Tournament Championship, and her coach won the coach award.

2021-2022 team successes included Fast Pitch District 2A Champions Runner-Up, Slow Pitch District 2A Champions and Regionals OSSAA 2A Champion Runner-up. Her travel team Oklahoma Intimidators 14,16 & 18U, brought Championship Rings to add to her collections like 2022 USSSA Plano Texas Champion Reg., 2022 Top Gun Tournament Champion Runner-up, Shawnee Oklahoma, 2022 Perfect Game Tournament, Norman Oklahoma Champions. The Haskell Lady Haymakers finished the 2022 season with a 5-3 State Tournament quarterfinal loss.

This past August, she was recognized in the Softball Poll of Three Rivers, Muskogee Oklahoma Sports VYPE placing third in the poll, and her freshman year, placing 10th in the poll.

Burkhalter is also credited with her accomplishments and is the Haskell Football Team Management. She also won first place in Oklahoma City in Choir State Competition for her solo age group 8th and High School Group placed first in State Champions (Lexington School). She also has placed in the top 20 in Archery State 2020. She participated in the Choctaw Star Program and now belongs to the FCCLA member, Oklahoma Talent Search, Oklahoma Promise and her Supervisor is Becky Scott from Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Shania wants to thank her family, friends and others for their support throughout her Jr and High School years and what an Honor to be Choctaw and represent her heritage as she goes on playing the love of her Sport and the future of her success. She has two people that were her best friends that passed away the past year, and she played her heart out for these two. Those individuals were her Choctaw grandmother, Ella Haskins and junior high classmate from Lexington, Oklahoma, Riley Boatright, whom she carried the banner of her travel team OKI to all her games honoring him. He passed away with injuries sustained playing a junior high football game and the lack of medical transportation issue, which transpired in the Riley Boatwright Act passed this past year to protect and have quick medical response for children playing contact sports. She will always have him in her heart, and he’s the one that has given her ambition to be an athletic trainer to help injured players.