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
@TNTSportsUS Inside Tracks: Head Coach Shaka Smart
Monday, January 12
2026 M Club Hall of Fame Halftime Ceremony
Sunday, January 11
Villanova Postgame: Nigel James Jr.
Saturday, January 10
Villanova Postgame: Shaka Smart
Saturday, January 10
