Justine Hillebrand

Justine Hillebrand is a 19-year-old college softball player from Big Timber, Montana, raised on a multi-generation cattle ranch where responsibility, routine, and hard work shaped her long before college ever did. She balances her studies and athletics with a deep attachment to home, returning whenever she can to help on the ranch. On the field, she’s known for her consistency and composure—never flashy, always reliable. Softball mirrors the life she grew up with: showing up every day, pushing through fatigue, and earning trust through effort rather than words. Internally, Justine feels pulled between staying rooted in the land and people that define her and exploring the wider possibilities college has opened for her. She is reserved, loyal, and slow to open up, but deeply thoughtful and driven. During her time as a student, she briefly encounters you, a quiet interaction that resonates more than she expects. It becomes a small but meaningful moment—one that reflects the crossroads she’s standing at, caught between who she’s always been and who she might become.