University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI Announces 2016 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
7/1/2016 7:00:00 AM | General
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The University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics will induct six individuals and the 1982 Panther softball team into its 2016 Athletics Hall of Fame Class.
This year's Hall of Fame inductees include Ben Jacobson, Ray Pedersen, Rich Powers, Kim (Kester) Tierney and the 1982 national championship softball squad. Sandy Stevens will receive the Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorious Service Award. Ellie (Blankenship) Reagan will be awarded the Merlin Taylor Academic Hall of Fame Award.
This year's class will be inducted in a ceremony on Sat., Sept. 10. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the McLeod Center. Later that day, the UNI football team will play its home opener of the 2016 season against Montana in the UNI-Dome at 4 p.m.
To RSVP for the UNI Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony, call the UNI Athletics Office at 319-273-2470.
BEN JACOBSON – MEN'S BASKETBALL, 2002-2006
Don't let his name confuse you, Jacobson is one of the finest UNI men's basketball players to suit up for the Panthers. As a true freshman, Jacobson was named to the Missouri Valley Conference's All-Freshman and All-Newcomer teams. Jacobson and the Panthers made a huge stride in 2003-04 by winning the MVC Tournament and earning the program's second trip to the NCAA Tournament. He earned first-team all-MVC honors in 2004-05 and guided the Panthers to the program's first at-large selection into the NCAA Tournament. Jacobson led the MVC in scoring at 17.9 points per game and became the 27th member of UNI's 1,000-point club. Jacobson tallied first-team all-MVC status as a senior in 2005-06 as he helped lead the Panthers back to its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. UNI tied a then-school record with 23 victories, including a victory over No. 23 Iowa and at eventual Final Four participant LSU. He averaged 14.2 points per game and led the team in steals for the fourth straight year. He finished his Panther career third on the all-time scoring list (1,773 points). Jacobson set the school record for three-pointers made in a career (203).
RAY PEDERSEN – FOOTBALL, 1964-1967
During Ray Pedersen's four years as a football player on the Panther squad (1964-1967), he quickly excelled as a strong dominate lineman on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Pedersen became the last player in Northern Iowa football history to start and play on both the offensive and defensive platoons. For three straight years, because of Pedersen's brilliant performance on the field, he was selected as a three-time first-team all-North Central Conference performer. At his defensive end position, Pedersen was like a raging bull, stuffing any lineman or running back that dared to enter his territory. With quickness and tenacity, Pedersen could rush down any quarterback that attempted a forward pass. At his offensive guard position, Pedersen was a relentless powerful blocker, opening the way for Panther running backs to gain substantial yardage. At the close of his senior year, Pedersen was chosen as the most valuable defensive player in the North Central Conference. Pedersen also received the honor of being selected as an Associated Press first-team all-America defensive lineman. Former UNI head coach Stan Sheriff used to fearlessly identify Pedersen as "the best lineman I have ever coached."
RICH POWERS – WRESTLING, 1988-1992
Rich Powers finished his Panther wrestling career tied for the most wins in school history with 134 and was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American. Powers, a native of Harvard, Ill., put together a career mark of 134-25-1 from 1988 through 1992. Powers also notched 54 career falls to rank third on UNI's all-time pins list – trailing only Kirk Myers (61) and Justin Greenlee (57). In his freshman season, he earned a spot on the Amateur Wrestling News' Freshman All-America team. Powers went 25-9-1 in the 1988-89 season, which included seven wins by fall and five by technical fall. He won his first NCAA West Regional title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 seed in the 177-pound weight class. Powers earned his first All-America honor as a sophomore with a fifth-place finish in the 177-pound bracket. Powers entered the 1990 NCAA Championships as the No. 6 seed in College Park, Md. He won his first match but dropped his second before righting the ship and producing four straight wins to clinch his first All-America honor. He was ranked in the top-10 throughout the entire season. He notched a team-best 18 pins, which is the fourth-highest single-season total in program history. Powers came back in 1991 as a junior with an overall mark of 44-4 and took fourth place in the NCAA's 177-pound weight class. His 44 wins are tied for the second-most in a single-season in UNI's history. He won his third consecutive NCAA West Regional title and was named the regional's Outstanding Wrestler. Powers entered the 1991 NCAA Championship meet seeded No. 2 in his weight class in Iowa City. Powers would reach the semifinals after winning his first four matches of the tournament. Powers defeated Iowa State's Matt Johnson in the NWCA All-Star Meet, 4-2. Powers spent the first half of his junior season ranked No. 1 in the nation at 177 pounds. Powers completed his senior season with a mark of 29-4 and another fifth-place tally in the 177-pound bracket. Powers entered the 1992 NCAA Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., seeded No. 1. Powers again reached the national semifinals before dropping a decision. Powers fought his way back in the back draw and notched a fall in 1:33 in his final collegiate match against No. 10-seeded Steve Williams (North Carolina State) in the fifth-place match. Powers is one of nine UNI wrestlers to be a three-time NCAA Division I All-American. He won his fourth consecutive NCAA West Regional title, and was named the Outstanding Wrestler for the second straight year. He recorded 19 falls as a senior to rank as the third-highest single-season total in UNI history.
KIM (KESTER) TIERNEY – VOLLEYBALL, 1999-2002
Kim (Kester) Tierney grew accustomed to winning as a member of the UNI volleyball squad. Kester and teammate Miranda Weber became the first two Panther volleyball players to win four regular season Missouri Valley Conference titles, as well as four MVC Tournament titles in their playing careers. Add in four NCAA Tournament appearances and three trips to the Sweet 16 and it's clear that Kester and the Panthers simply were winners. As a true freshman in 1999, Kester was named the MVC Freshman of the Year. UNI posted a 30-1 record and defeated both Ball State and Indiana as the Panthers advanced to the program's first-ever Sweet 16 appearance. Kester earned second-team all-MVC honors for the second straight year in 2000 despite coming off the bench in 21 of the 29 matches she saw action. UNI went 29-5 and knocked off Western Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Under new head coach Bobbi Petersen in 2001, Kester and the Panthers continued to flourish by going 31-2 overall and winning both the MVC regular season/tournament titles. Kester earned first-team all-MVC status for the first time in her career, while leading the Panthers in kills (479). Kester was named to the scholar-athlete first team. UNI played host to a pair of NCAA Tournament matches in the West Gym on its way to the second Sweet 16 appearance in school history. Kester capped her stellar career with all kinds of honors as a senior. She earned first-team all-MVC status for the second straight season, while also notching scholar-athlete first-team honors again. Kester was tabbed to the AVCA's first-team all-district squad. Kester earned MVP honors at the 2002 MVC Tournament. Following the MVC tournament crown, the Panthers took part in the Missouri Valley/SEC Challenge in Gainesville, Fla. UNI secured a pair of five-set wins over Georgia and No. 3-ranked Florida. Kester was named the tournament MVP. UNI again hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in the West Gym this time as a No. 1 seed in the Midwest (No. 4 seed overall in the tournament). Kester and the Panthers scored wins over Milwaukee and No. 20-ranked Missouri to earn the third Sweet 16 trip of her career. Following her senior season, Kester was selected to play on Team USA's national training team.
SANDY STEVENS – DR. JITU D. KOTHARI MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
Sandy Stevens is one of the top ambassadors for the sport of wrestling. She is recognized globally as the voice of wrestling, but she has never forgotten her UNI roots. Stevens earned her bachelor of arts in English teaching from the State College of Iowa. She and her late husband, Bob "Bear" Stevens, moved to Cedar Rapids after earning their collegiate degrees. Bear was beginning his job as the first wrestling coach at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School and the night before a meet he realized he needed an announcer. He asked Sandy if she would do it and she has not looked back. Nearly a half century has passed since that night in Cedar Rapids and Sandy has enjoyed every stop along the way including announcing the NCAA Division I Championships for 34 years, multiple world championships, numerous independent and high school tournaments along with a pair of Olympic games (1984 – Los Angeles; 1996 – Atlanta). Sandy started the "Pledges for Pins" initiative at UNI in the fall of 2007. The program has generated more than $132,000 and has drawn wrestling support from 17 states. In the fall of 2015, Stevens helped create the Bear and Sandy Stevens Head Wrestling Coach Endowment at the University of Northern Iowa. Funds from this endowment will be used to support the salary of the UNI wrestling coach position. This isn't the first time that Stevens has given back to UNI as she was the lead donor in the wrestling room renovation project in the West Gym and has endowed two wrestling scholarships. Stevens is a board member of both the UNI Foundation and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. She continues to represent UNI in the Chicago area in a variety of capacities, including assisting UNI's admissions counselors in recruiting Chicago-land residents to attend UNI.
ELLIE (BLANKENSHIP) REAGAN – MERLIN TAYLOR ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME AWARD
Ellie Blankenship had a storied volleyball career for the Panthers. As a two-time AVCA All-American, she led UNI to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, a No. 10 national ranking, set (and re-set) the UNI digs record, won the first-ever Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and became just the eighth player in Division I history to record more than 2,500 career digs, ranking No. 7 all-time on the NCAA Division I digs list with 2,656. As a true freshman, she became the first Panther player to eclipse the 600-dig mark as she helped UNI to a 22-11 overall record. The Panthers won the MVC Tournament and played No. 8-ranked Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. As a sophomore, Blankenship earned second-team all-MVC honors as the Panthers went 25-9. The Panthers again reached the post-season NCAA Tournament and took on the Iowa State Cyclones in Minneapolis, Minn. As a junior in 2009, Blankenship earned honorable mention AVCA All-America honors after re-setting the season digs marks with 698 total digs. Blankenship was named to the first-team all-MVC squad for the first time in her career. She also earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament team, while helping lead UNI to a tournament title. UNI scored a 3-0 win over Washington State in its first round NCAA Tournament match in Lincoln, Neb. As a third-team AVCA All-American in 2010, Blankenship helped UNI cap its second straight 18-0 mark in MVC play while leading her team to a No. 10 national ranking and fourth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Blankenship was named the Libero of the Year in the MVC. UNI won the MVC Tournament as Blankenship dominated the action and was named the tournament MVP. In 2010, Blankenship was awarded the first-ever Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the sport of women's volleyball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and winners are chosen based on qualities that define a complete student-athlete; someone who excels both on and off the court, and has notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
1982 UNI SOFTBALL TEAM
The University of Northern Iowa softball team captured the second national title in program history in 1982. The Panthers won the AIAW Division II College World Series crown and posted a 35-15-1 overall record under the direction of then fourth-year head coach Meredith Bakley. In its eight games in AIAW championship play, UNI outscored its opposition, 35-3. UNI pitcher Jennifer Berger pitched her fifth no-hitter of the season and the Panthers claimed a 5-0 victory over the SIU Edwardsville Cougars for the national title. Berger set a school record with 216 strikeouts in 1982 – a record that still stands today. On the season, Berger went 17-5 and gave up only eight earned runs in 159 2/3 innings pitched for a miniscule 0.35 earned run average. Berger ranked ninth in the nation in earned run average. Laurel Magee led the Panther hitters with a .319 batting average and a team-best 53 hits, which included eight triples. Marshelle Clark topped the squad in runs scored (35), stolen bases (10) and home runs (6). Jane Wagner led the squad with 12 doubles and 36 runs batted in. Wagner ranked third in the nation in doubles per game (0.24). Bakley's squad set single-season school records for wins (35), runs scored (238), hits (360), doubles (43), triples (25), home runs (21), RBI (201), stolen bases (74), walks (128).
1982 UNI Softball Roster
Jerri Augustus C Jefferson, Iowa
Jennifer Berger P Marengo, Iowa
Marshelle Clark 2B Lake Mills, Iowa
Lori Cook P Green Mountain, Iowa
Betty Davis UTIL West Liberty, Iowa
Trish Eason P Scranton, Iowa
Kathy Gross P Spencer, Iowa
Laurel Magee 1B Waterloo, Iowa
Melinda McCauley OF Adel, Iowa
Robyn Murken C Story City, Iowa
Laura Norenberg OF Adel, Iowa
Shellie Pfohl 1B Dubuque, Iowa
Sherri Salsbury 3B Norwalk, Iowa
Pamela Severin Of Nevada, Iowa
Beth Sloan 3B Corwith, Iowa
Linda Stone OF Edgewood, Iowa
Betty Throndson SS New Hampton, Iowa
Jane Wagner OF Dubuque, Iowa
Jackie Winter C Waucoma, Iowa
Head Coach: Meredith Bakley
The University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics will induct six individuals and the 1982 Panther softball team into its 2016 Athletics Hall of Fame Class.
This year's Hall of Fame inductees include Ben Jacobson, Ray Pedersen, Rich Powers, Kim (Kester) Tierney and the 1982 national championship softball squad. Sandy Stevens will receive the Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorious Service Award. Ellie (Blankenship) Reagan will be awarded the Merlin Taylor Academic Hall of Fame Award.
This year's class will be inducted in a ceremony on Sat., Sept. 10. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the McLeod Center. Later that day, the UNI football team will play its home opener of the 2016 season against Montana in the UNI-Dome at 4 p.m.
To RSVP for the UNI Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony, call the UNI Athletics Office at 319-273-2470.
BEN JACOBSON – MEN'S BASKETBALL, 2002-2006Don't let his name confuse you, Jacobson is one of the finest UNI men's basketball players to suit up for the Panthers. As a true freshman, Jacobson was named to the Missouri Valley Conference's All-Freshman and All-Newcomer teams. Jacobson and the Panthers made a huge stride in 2003-04 by winning the MVC Tournament and earning the program's second trip to the NCAA Tournament. He earned first-team all-MVC honors in 2004-05 and guided the Panthers to the program's first at-large selection into the NCAA Tournament. Jacobson led the MVC in scoring at 17.9 points per game and became the 27th member of UNI's 1,000-point club. Jacobson tallied first-team all-MVC status as a senior in 2005-06 as he helped lead the Panthers back to its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. UNI tied a then-school record with 23 victories, including a victory over No. 23 Iowa and at eventual Final Four participant LSU. He averaged 14.2 points per game and led the team in steals for the fourth straight year. He finished his Panther career third on the all-time scoring list (1,773 points). Jacobson set the school record for three-pointers made in a career (203).
RAY PEDERSEN – FOOTBALL, 1964-1967During Ray Pedersen's four years as a football player on the Panther squad (1964-1967), he quickly excelled as a strong dominate lineman on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Pedersen became the last player in Northern Iowa football history to start and play on both the offensive and defensive platoons. For three straight years, because of Pedersen's brilliant performance on the field, he was selected as a three-time first-team all-North Central Conference performer. At his defensive end position, Pedersen was like a raging bull, stuffing any lineman or running back that dared to enter his territory. With quickness and tenacity, Pedersen could rush down any quarterback that attempted a forward pass. At his offensive guard position, Pedersen was a relentless powerful blocker, opening the way for Panther running backs to gain substantial yardage. At the close of his senior year, Pedersen was chosen as the most valuable defensive player in the North Central Conference. Pedersen also received the honor of being selected as an Associated Press first-team all-America defensive lineman. Former UNI head coach Stan Sheriff used to fearlessly identify Pedersen as "the best lineman I have ever coached."
RICH POWERS – WRESTLING, 1988-1992Rich Powers finished his Panther wrestling career tied for the most wins in school history with 134 and was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American. Powers, a native of Harvard, Ill., put together a career mark of 134-25-1 from 1988 through 1992. Powers also notched 54 career falls to rank third on UNI's all-time pins list – trailing only Kirk Myers (61) and Justin Greenlee (57). In his freshman season, he earned a spot on the Amateur Wrestling News' Freshman All-America team. Powers went 25-9-1 in the 1988-89 season, which included seven wins by fall and five by technical fall. He won his first NCAA West Regional title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 seed in the 177-pound weight class. Powers earned his first All-America honor as a sophomore with a fifth-place finish in the 177-pound bracket. Powers entered the 1990 NCAA Championships as the No. 6 seed in College Park, Md. He won his first match but dropped his second before righting the ship and producing four straight wins to clinch his first All-America honor. He was ranked in the top-10 throughout the entire season. He notched a team-best 18 pins, which is the fourth-highest single-season total in program history. Powers came back in 1991 as a junior with an overall mark of 44-4 and took fourth place in the NCAA's 177-pound weight class. His 44 wins are tied for the second-most in a single-season in UNI's history. He won his third consecutive NCAA West Regional title and was named the regional's Outstanding Wrestler. Powers entered the 1991 NCAA Championship meet seeded No. 2 in his weight class in Iowa City. Powers would reach the semifinals after winning his first four matches of the tournament. Powers defeated Iowa State's Matt Johnson in the NWCA All-Star Meet, 4-2. Powers spent the first half of his junior season ranked No. 1 in the nation at 177 pounds. Powers completed his senior season with a mark of 29-4 and another fifth-place tally in the 177-pound bracket. Powers entered the 1992 NCAA Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., seeded No. 1. Powers again reached the national semifinals before dropping a decision. Powers fought his way back in the back draw and notched a fall in 1:33 in his final collegiate match against No. 10-seeded Steve Williams (North Carolina State) in the fifth-place match. Powers is one of nine UNI wrestlers to be a three-time NCAA Division I All-American. He won his fourth consecutive NCAA West Regional title, and was named the Outstanding Wrestler for the second straight year. He recorded 19 falls as a senior to rank as the third-highest single-season total in UNI history.
KIM (KESTER) TIERNEY – VOLLEYBALL, 1999-2002Kim (Kester) Tierney grew accustomed to winning as a member of the UNI volleyball squad. Kester and teammate Miranda Weber became the first two Panther volleyball players to win four regular season Missouri Valley Conference titles, as well as four MVC Tournament titles in their playing careers. Add in four NCAA Tournament appearances and three trips to the Sweet 16 and it's clear that Kester and the Panthers simply were winners. As a true freshman in 1999, Kester was named the MVC Freshman of the Year. UNI posted a 30-1 record and defeated both Ball State and Indiana as the Panthers advanced to the program's first-ever Sweet 16 appearance. Kester earned second-team all-MVC honors for the second straight year in 2000 despite coming off the bench in 21 of the 29 matches she saw action. UNI went 29-5 and knocked off Western Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Under new head coach Bobbi Petersen in 2001, Kester and the Panthers continued to flourish by going 31-2 overall and winning both the MVC regular season/tournament titles. Kester earned first-team all-MVC status for the first time in her career, while leading the Panthers in kills (479). Kester was named to the scholar-athlete first team. UNI played host to a pair of NCAA Tournament matches in the West Gym on its way to the second Sweet 16 appearance in school history. Kester capped her stellar career with all kinds of honors as a senior. She earned first-team all-MVC status for the second straight season, while also notching scholar-athlete first-team honors again. Kester was tabbed to the AVCA's first-team all-district squad. Kester earned MVP honors at the 2002 MVC Tournament. Following the MVC tournament crown, the Panthers took part in the Missouri Valley/SEC Challenge in Gainesville, Fla. UNI secured a pair of five-set wins over Georgia and No. 3-ranked Florida. Kester was named the tournament MVP. UNI again hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in the West Gym this time as a No. 1 seed in the Midwest (No. 4 seed overall in the tournament). Kester and the Panthers scored wins over Milwaukee and No. 20-ranked Missouri to earn the third Sweet 16 trip of her career. Following her senior season, Kester was selected to play on Team USA's national training team.
SANDY STEVENS – DR. JITU D. KOTHARI MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDSandy Stevens is one of the top ambassadors for the sport of wrestling. She is recognized globally as the voice of wrestling, but she has never forgotten her UNI roots. Stevens earned her bachelor of arts in English teaching from the State College of Iowa. She and her late husband, Bob "Bear" Stevens, moved to Cedar Rapids after earning their collegiate degrees. Bear was beginning his job as the first wrestling coach at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School and the night before a meet he realized he needed an announcer. He asked Sandy if she would do it and she has not looked back. Nearly a half century has passed since that night in Cedar Rapids and Sandy has enjoyed every stop along the way including announcing the NCAA Division I Championships for 34 years, multiple world championships, numerous independent and high school tournaments along with a pair of Olympic games (1984 – Los Angeles; 1996 – Atlanta). Sandy started the "Pledges for Pins" initiative at UNI in the fall of 2007. The program has generated more than $132,000 and has drawn wrestling support from 17 states. In the fall of 2015, Stevens helped create the Bear and Sandy Stevens Head Wrestling Coach Endowment at the University of Northern Iowa. Funds from this endowment will be used to support the salary of the UNI wrestling coach position. This isn't the first time that Stevens has given back to UNI as she was the lead donor in the wrestling room renovation project in the West Gym and has endowed two wrestling scholarships. Stevens is a board member of both the UNI Foundation and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. She continues to represent UNI in the Chicago area in a variety of capacities, including assisting UNI's admissions counselors in recruiting Chicago-land residents to attend UNI.
ELLIE (BLANKENSHIP) REAGAN – MERLIN TAYLOR ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME AWARDEllie Blankenship had a storied volleyball career for the Panthers. As a two-time AVCA All-American, she led UNI to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, a No. 10 national ranking, set (and re-set) the UNI digs record, won the first-ever Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and became just the eighth player in Division I history to record more than 2,500 career digs, ranking No. 7 all-time on the NCAA Division I digs list with 2,656. As a true freshman, she became the first Panther player to eclipse the 600-dig mark as she helped UNI to a 22-11 overall record. The Panthers won the MVC Tournament and played No. 8-ranked Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. As a sophomore, Blankenship earned second-team all-MVC honors as the Panthers went 25-9. The Panthers again reached the post-season NCAA Tournament and took on the Iowa State Cyclones in Minneapolis, Minn. As a junior in 2009, Blankenship earned honorable mention AVCA All-America honors after re-setting the season digs marks with 698 total digs. Blankenship was named to the first-team all-MVC squad for the first time in her career. She also earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament team, while helping lead UNI to a tournament title. UNI scored a 3-0 win over Washington State in its first round NCAA Tournament match in Lincoln, Neb. As a third-team AVCA All-American in 2010, Blankenship helped UNI cap its second straight 18-0 mark in MVC play while leading her team to a No. 10 national ranking and fourth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Blankenship was named the Libero of the Year in the MVC. UNI won the MVC Tournament as Blankenship dominated the action and was named the tournament MVP. In 2010, Blankenship was awarded the first-ever Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the sport of women's volleyball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and winners are chosen based on qualities that define a complete student-athlete; someone who excels both on and off the court, and has notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
1982 UNI SOFTBALL TEAMThe University of Northern Iowa softball team captured the second national title in program history in 1982. The Panthers won the AIAW Division II College World Series crown and posted a 35-15-1 overall record under the direction of then fourth-year head coach Meredith Bakley. In its eight games in AIAW championship play, UNI outscored its opposition, 35-3. UNI pitcher Jennifer Berger pitched her fifth no-hitter of the season and the Panthers claimed a 5-0 victory over the SIU Edwardsville Cougars for the national title. Berger set a school record with 216 strikeouts in 1982 – a record that still stands today. On the season, Berger went 17-5 and gave up only eight earned runs in 159 2/3 innings pitched for a miniscule 0.35 earned run average. Berger ranked ninth in the nation in earned run average. Laurel Magee led the Panther hitters with a .319 batting average and a team-best 53 hits, which included eight triples. Marshelle Clark topped the squad in runs scored (35), stolen bases (10) and home runs (6). Jane Wagner led the squad with 12 doubles and 36 runs batted in. Wagner ranked third in the nation in doubles per game (0.24). Bakley's squad set single-season school records for wins (35), runs scored (238), hits (360), doubles (43), triples (25), home runs (21), RBI (201), stolen bases (74), walks (128).
1982 UNI Softball Roster
Jerri Augustus C Jefferson, Iowa
Jennifer Berger P Marengo, Iowa
Marshelle Clark 2B Lake Mills, Iowa
Lori Cook P Green Mountain, Iowa
Betty Davis UTIL West Liberty, Iowa
Trish Eason P Scranton, Iowa
Kathy Gross P Spencer, Iowa
Laurel Magee 1B Waterloo, Iowa
Melinda McCauley OF Adel, Iowa
Robyn Murken C Story City, Iowa
Laura Norenberg OF Adel, Iowa
Shellie Pfohl 1B Dubuque, Iowa
Sherri Salsbury 3B Norwalk, Iowa
Pamela Severin Of Nevada, Iowa
Beth Sloan 3B Corwith, Iowa
Linda Stone OF Edgewood, Iowa
Betty Throndson SS New Hampton, Iowa
Jane Wagner OF Dubuque, Iowa
Jackie Winter C Waucoma, Iowa
Head Coach: Meredith Bakley
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