Utah State University Athletics

KRISTIE SKOGLUND
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Sports: Softball
Years: 1984-87


Kristie Skoglund is one of six softball players in Utah State history to earn All-American honors as she was named to the Converse first team as a utility player during her senior season in 1987. As a senior, Skoglund helped Utah State to a 33-14 record, including a first-place finish in the High Country Athletic Conference (HCAC) with a 7-3 mark. Skoglund also helped Utah State to a 30-24 record in 1984 during her freshman year as the Aggies advanced to the College World Series and finished tied for seventh with a 2-2 record. During her career, Skoglund was a four-time first-team all-HCAC selection and a four-time NCAA Central Region first-team honoree as a pitcher as she posted a career 60-25 record. Overall, Utah State posted a 117-63 (.650) record during her four-year stint, including a 29-11 (.725) mark in the HCAC and back-to-back conference championships in 1986 and 1987. Skoglund still ranks tied for first all-time at Utah State in career saves (7), is second all-time in earned run average (0.86), is third all-time in career wins (60), fourth all-time in complete games (77), fifth all-time in innings pitched (617.7), seventh all-time in strikeouts (315), eighth all-time in shutouts (7), and ninth all-time in games pitched (96). Skoglund also ranks fourth all-time in school history with a career batting average of .399 and still holds the single-season school record for saves with four set in 1985.