Paige (Knodle) Bohannon (2023) - Hall of Fame

Paige (Knodle) Bohannon

Induction:
2023
Class:
2016

One of the most decorated female track and field athletes in UNI history, Paige (Knodle) Bohannon's all-around abilities catapulted her to a standout career with the Panthers from 2012 to 2016.

A three-time NCAA All-American from Byron, Illinois, Knodle placed 17th in heptathlon with All-American Honorable Mention recognition in 2013 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She would take fourth the following season, as well as eighth in the event in 2016. Knodle also qualified in the pentathlon for the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, placing 13th overall.

Elected four times as a team captain, Knodle was widely recognized as one of the Missouri Valley Conference's top performers, being named MVC Most Valuable Athlete of the Meet three times, including twice during the outdoor season. She also earned Most Outstanding Track Athlete honors, as well as Most Outstanding Field Athlete recognition two times each during her career.

Winning her first individual conference championship as a sophomore in the javelin, Knodle won a total of six MVC titles, taking home gold in the 2014 MVC heptathlon competition. During her senior season in 2016, she won three events at the conference championship meets, including the pentathlon, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles. Knodle finished her career holding school records in seven events, as well as two conference records in the pentathlon and heptathlon. A decorated student in the classroom, she also was named an MVC Scholar-Athlete in 2016.

Following her graduation from UNI, Knodle spent a season coaching at Iowa State before joining the track and field staff at Iowa, specializing in coaching multi-event athletes, hurdles and vertical jumps. She currently resides in North Liberty, Iowa with her husband, former UNI men's basketball player Matt Bohannon, and their son, Booker, and daughter, Bowie.