Kiser, a third baseman/catcher from London, Ohio, batted .422 with seven doubles, two home runs, 22 runs scored, and 20 RBI in 26 games as a senior at Madison Plains High School as she was named to the South Central Ohio League First Team and the All-Madison County First Team for the third straight season. She finished as the program’s all-time RBI leader and she collected over 100 base hits for her career.

"Loren is a good addition to our team,” said MVNU coach Jeana Howald. "She has lots of experience at both third base and behind the plate at catcher. She is a solid hitter with a good arm and is a good all-around player. She will have some big shoes to fill at third base after recent graduate Karly Clay manned that position for the past four years.”

In addition to playing softball at Madison Plains and for various summer teams (Buckeye Bandits, South Charleston Sparks, Miami Valley Vipers, and Ohio Danger), Kiser also played two years of basketball, one year of volleyball, and ran one year of cross country. She was the president of BOLD (Building Our Lives Drug-free, an FFA Star Greenhand, a two-time scholar-athlete, and a four-year recipient of the academic achievement award for having a 3.5 grade point average or higher.

"There are several reasons why I chose MVNU,” said Kiser of her college choice. "MVNU is a great Christian-based school with strong academics and a great softball program. The campus is beautiful and the people are all very welcoming and friendly.”

MVNU is an NAIA school that competes in the American Mideast Conference. The Lady Cougars posted a 22-17 overall record in 2009, and the program has an all-time mark of 573-387-2 in the 25 years of the program’s history. The team also advanced to the championship game of the AMC Tournament in 2009 to come just one step away from qualifying for the NAIA National Tournament for the second straight year.