Hall of Fame
LAUREN GOEBEL KELLER
Hometown: Winnetka, Ill.
Sport: Volleyball
Years: 1979-82
One of the best volleyball players in school history, Lauren Goebel Keller was a great setter/outside hitter for Utah State during its glory days in the late 1970's and early 1980's. A two-time Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) All-American, Goebel Keller helped Utah State to a national runner-up finish in 1979, an eighth-place national finish in 1980 and a third-place national finish in 1981. During the 1979 season, USU went 10-0 in the Intermountain Athletic Conference (IAC) and finished with a 35-5-2 mark as it lost to Hawai'i in five sets in the national championship match. Goebel Keller, who was also a two-time all-IAC selection, helped Utah State to a 134-57-2 (.699) record during her four-year career, including a 28-2 (.933) conference mark. Goebel Keller, who served as the team's captain from 1980-82, was also a two-time United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) All-America while at Utah State. Prior to her collegiate career, Goebel Keller spent four years (1976-79) on the Women's Junior National and Women's National Volleyball teams.
