Marquette University Athletics
Marquette 'M Club' Hall of Fame
1982 Women's Cross Country Team
- Induction:
- 1996
- Class:
- 1982
The 1982 Marquette women's cross country team, under the guidance of head coach Elliot Kramsky, won the 1982 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national championship.
Katie Webb was the NAIA individual champion and earned All-America status along with Diane Held, Mary Kay VanEss, Laurie Hottinger and Kara Hughes. Hottinger also earned Academic All-America accolades and Kramsky was chosen as the NAIA National Coach of the Year.
The team also captured the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference (WWIAC) Championship and three regular-season invitational titles. Webb, Hughes and VanEss were named to the WWIAC All-Conference Team.
Other team members included Theresa Bender, Natalie Doberstein, Mary Ann Ferguson, Kathy Fynan, Terri Liebfried, Kim McElroy and Julie Schultz.
Sponsor: Jim and Ginny Wheeler
Katie Webb was the NAIA individual champion and earned All-America status along with Diane Held, Mary Kay VanEss, Laurie Hottinger and Kara Hughes. Hottinger also earned Academic All-America accolades and Kramsky was chosen as the NAIA National Coach of the Year.
The team also captured the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference (WWIAC) Championship and three regular-season invitational titles. Webb, Hughes and VanEss were named to the WWIAC All-Conference Team.
Other team members included Theresa Bender, Natalie Doberstein, Mary Ann Ferguson, Kathy Fynan, Terri Liebfried, Kim McElroy and Julie Schultz.
Sponsor: Jim and Ginny Wheeler
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