University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 1993
A powerful bat in the Panther lineup in the early 1990s, Deena Chipp left her mark on the Northern Iowa softball program as a key player that helped UNI reach its first NCAA Division I regional tournament.
An outfielder on the diamond from 1990 to 1993, Chipp led the Panther lineup in multiple offensive categories over the course of multiple seasons, including home runs in all four of her years in Cedar Falls, three times in batting average, runs batted in and runs scored, and twice in total hits, doubles and stolen bases. Her 27 runs scored and ten stolen bases as a freshman in 1990 were a catalyst in the Panthers winning the 1990 Gateway Conference Tournament title and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history as a Division I program.
Chipp led the conference with eight home runs in 1991 and 39 runs scored in 1992 and notably recorded a .500 batting average in league play in 1993. During her senior season in 1993, Chipp posted a .413 batting average, the second-best single-season mark in program history and a top-20 average in the conference at the time, while also recording four home runs and a league-high 18 RBIs in MVC action. She also set the program record for consecutive games with a hit as a senior.
Chipp earned All-Gateway Conference at-large honors in 1991 and 1992, as well as first team recognition in 1993 from the MVC. She finished her career ranked third in program history in batting average (.348), fourth in slugging percentage (.555), fifth in stolen base percentage (.943), fifth in games started (207) and tied for fifth in total hits (205). She also recorded 33 stolen bases in her career.
Chipp currently resides in Cuba, Missouri.
