Hall of Fame
BETHANY (BUELL) FIRSICK
2010-14 // SOUTH DAKOTA (TRACK AND FIELD)
Became the first Summit League female student-athlete to win a NCAA national championship when she captured the pole vault title at the 2013 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. ... Won the event with a then meet record clearance of 14-6" (4.45 meters) ... During her career at South Dakota, was a five-time All-American and Summit League champion and was named the 2013 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Association Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Named the 2012 and 2013 Summit League Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year ... Inducted into the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
