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Jane Mertesdorf HOF

Dr. Jane Mertesdorf

  • Class
  • Induction
    2000
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Athletics
inducted into the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991... Was Northern Iowa's first softball coach and compiled a 128-33 record from 1970-'78 ... Her teams won three state AIAW titles and the 1977 AIAW Region 6 championship ... The team qualified for the College World Series four times during her nine-year stint, winning the national title in 1977...Team also finished second in 1975, sixth in 1976 and eighth in 1973...Retired from the faculty of UNI in July of 2000.
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