Mary Ahlin Ralston (2015) - Hall of Fame - St. Cloud State University Athletics

Mary Ahlin Ralston

Induction:
2015
Class:
2001

The most decorated diver in the history of SCSU athletics, Mary Ahlin Ralston completed her career that spanned from 1997 to 2001, as a four-time NCAA Division II National Champion and eight-time All-American. She won the one and three-meter NCAA Division II individual diving national championships in 1998 and 1999. She qualified for nationals on both boards in each of her four seasons. Ahlin Ralston won four straight North Central Conference titles on the three-meter diving board and was a two-time champion on the one-meter board. She was a three-time NCC Female Diver of the Year and a two-time NCAA Division II Diver of the Year. She held school and NCC records in one and three-meter diving and currently holds the one meter record for six dives and the three-meter records for six and 11 dives. She was named the 2001 St. Cloud State Female Senior Athlete of the Year and was featured in the Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd on April 6, 1998. Ahlin Ralston graduated from St. Cloud State in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in elective studies. She has coached diving at Andover High School and was a special needs substitute teacher. In 2010 she received an RN degree in nursing from Anoka Hennepin Community College.