She earned seven athletic letters in basketball, volleyball, and track. She holds 25 school records. She was named to the All-Region VI Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women basketball team in 1979 and won the Region VI AIAW basketball and volleyball honors in 1978 and basketball honors in 1979. She is the first woman collegiate basketball player in Minnesota to both score 1,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds. After graduation, she was invited to try out for several international women's basketball teams, and played professional basketball for one year. She actively promotes SCSU athletics as a member of the Booster Club and serves as its treasurer. Her pattern of establishing "records" continues as she purses her career with Business Records Corporation.