Hall of Fame
1981 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SOFTBALL TEAM
First-year head coach Lloydene Searle led Utah State to its second-straight national championship in softball, and the only back-to-back national championships in school history as USU posted a 5-1 record in the 1981 AIAW National Tournament including a 4-3 win against Cal State Fullerton in the championship game in Norman, Okla. USU finished the season with a 34-12 record, including a 12-2 mark in the Intermountain Conference to win its first league title. Members of the 1981 National Championship team include Yolanda Arvizu, Karen Caywood, JoLyn Chappell, Allison Dennison, Margaret Earner, Rosie Harris, Kerry Himmelspach, Liz Kelly, Cindy Krueger, Janet Leising, Deb Panfil, Robin Petrini, Mary Lou Ramm, Sharon Seppi, Jackie Weigand, and Jane Worthington.
