Brittingham and Owens represented the Cougars on the 18-player All-Preseason Team. BYU was one of five teams with multiple honorees, joining Arizona, Arizona State and Oklahoma State with two apiece. Texas Tech placed seven student-athletes on the list.
One of seven unanimous picks by the league's coaches, Brittingham was named an NFCA Third Team All-American last year to go along with D1Softball and Softball America Freshman All-American nods. She was also an NFCA All-Mountain Region First Team honoree, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, an All-Big 12 First Team honoree and a Big 12 All-Freshman Team member.
The catcher/outfielder set the program's freshman RBI record (69), tied its freshman home run record (21). She led the Cougars with 20 multi-RBI games, 19 multi-hit contests, posted five+ RBI on four separate occasions and had five two-home run games.
Owens, who was also named to last year's Big 12 Preseason Team, was an All-Big 12 First Team honoree last season after posting the team's second-best batting average (.354). She finished the season with 51 hits, 47 runs, 27 RBI, 25 walks, seven doubles and six home runs.
In center field, the utility player recorded a .979 fielding percentage with 41 putouts and five assists. She was also named to the NFCA All-Midwest Region Team as a sophomore in 2024.
The duo were recently named to D1Softball's Preseason Outfielder Rankings as well, checking in at No. 11 and No. 21, respectively.
BYU head coach Gordon Eakin, Brittingham and shortstop Hailey Morrow will preview the upcoming season during day two of Media Days on Thursday morning at 9:10 a.m. MT.
View the full Big 12 preseason team at the league's website.