Janie Takeda Reed (2025) - Hall of Fame - University of Oregon Athletics

Janie Takeda Reed

Induction:
2025
Class:
2015

The first three-time All-American in program history, Janie (Takeda) Reed sparked a golden era of Oregon Softball that saw the Ducks win three Pac-12 titles and make three appearances in the Women’s College World Series. She finished her career as Oregon’s all-time leader in hits (309), runs (209), stolen bases (102), and at-bats (788) and ranked second with a .392 batting average. Takeda was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and helped Oregon reach the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 1989 by hitting .346 in the postseason. A year later, Takeda’s breakout season was a key reason Oregon won the Pac-12 title for the first time in program history. She hit a Pac-12 best .442 with a program record of 92 hits and 31 stolen bases. For her efforts, Takeda was named an NFCA First Team All-American and an All-Pac-12 First teamer. As a junior, she was named to the All-Pac-12 first team for the second consecutive year and was on the NFCA All-America second team as Oregon won the Pac-12 for a second year in a row and advanced to the Women's College World Series (WCWS). Takeda hit .388 and scored 56 runs with 20 steals. She also led the nation and set the Oregon record with eight triples. She again proved to be a postseason star by hitting .545 in the Eugene Regional, before sending the Ducks on to the WCWS with a triple, a double and three RBIs in Oregon’s Super Regional clinching win over Minnesota. Takeda wrapped up her sensational career by hitting .411 as a senior in 2015 with 76 hits, 56 runs and 35 stolen bases. She was named to the NFCA All-America second team and the All-Pac-12 first team. For the second consecutive year, the Ducks won the Pac-12 and advanced to the Women's College World Series (WCWS). After college, Takeda became the first Duck to win an Olympic medal in softball when she helped Team USA earn silver at the Tokyo Games in 2021.