A first-team All-Illinois Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (IAIAW) selection in 1981 … led her team to 1980 and 1981 IAIAW championships … her teams participated in the state and regional tournaments all four seasons and advanced to the AIAW College World Series in both 1978 and 1981 … a career .297 career batter … paced the Redbirds with a .318 batting average during the 1980 season and a .311 clip in 1981 … as a senior, the ISU softball team was ranked No. 9 nationally … posted 51 runs batted in during her senior season and collected 22 extra-base hits … her 51 RBI season still ranks tied for the third-best output in a season in school history … represented the United States as a member of Team USA in various international softball competitions, including the Pan American Games in 1983 … also competed in volleyball and track and field at Illinois State during the 1977-78 season … currently serves as the Director of Athletics at University High School in Normal, Ill., having worked in that capacity since 2008 … completed her 17th year as a teacher/administrator at U-High.