Kalli Farmer Collins built one of Millikin’s most impressive résumés during her four years withBig Blue Softball. Among her many accomplishments, Collins posted a career batting average of .399, and in her senior season, she hit .488 with 12 RBI in just 13 games. She was named MVP in 2019, is a two-time Jack Swartz Award winner (2019, 2020) and earned All-Conference honors three times, including back-to-back First Team selections in 2018 and 2019. Collins was twice recognized as an Academic All-American and twice led the nation as the NCAA Statistical Champion for Toughest to Strikeout — including a perfect 2018 season without a single strikeout. She was named Millikin’s Student Athlete of the Year in 2019 and was awarded theprestigious Lindsay Medallion in 2021.
Collins left a lasting impact on campus outside of athletics. She co-founded and led Fellowship of Christian Athletes, served as Vice President of Phi Kappa Phi, was Treasurer of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and worked as an intern in Millikin’s Marketing & Media Relations Department. A Presidential Scholar, Collins graduated summa cum laude in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management.
Collins earned her master’s degree in Marketing and Communication from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where she now works as a Marketing Specialist, while also serving her alma mater as an Adjunct Professor in the Tabor School of Business.
Collins and her husband, Dalton — also a member of the Class of 2020 — live in Decatur. Her twin brother, Korbin Farmer ’20, is also a proud Big Blue alumnus
