Gainesville, FL

Sophomore Karris Rhine has officially signed to Auburn University at Montgomery to continue her athletic and academic careers. The outfielder from Marion, Illinois spent her first year as a redshirt at Austin Peay State University before transferring to Santa Fe for the past two seasons. 

Rhine played in all 120 games throughout her career as a Saint, batting .387 with 12 home runs in 2025 alone. Rhine was a very notable bat in the Saints lineup, often leading off and putting pressure on the defense. Rhine saw her offensive numbers take a massive jump from 2024 to 2025, almost doubling her total number of hits from a year ago. Rhine was named First Team All-Citrus Conference, First Team All-FCSAA, First Team NFCA NJCAA, and Second Team NFCA NJCA All-American. 

Rhine will now join a Warhawk program who went 41-13 in 2025, capturing the NCAA South Regional title and falling in three games in their Super Regional. Rhine will be a great addition to an already powerful AUM program who will be on the hunt to win the Gulf South Conference Championship.