Elizabeth “Liz” Mulvihill excelled on the court and in the field at Bemidji State University. When she arrived in 1983, she immediately joined the starting lineup for the basketball team and helped build a successful program under Coach Joan (Campbell) Anderson. The 1986-87 and 1987-88 co-captain led her teams to an 83-30 overall record, two Northern Sun Conference championships, three trips to the NAIA District 13 playoffs and a 1987 NAIA national tournament appearance. A post player, Mulvihill was BSU’s leading rebounder in 1983-84 (229), 1984-85 (189) and 1985-86 (216). She ranked amongst the NAIA’s best in field goal percentage (.579) during the 1985-86 season and she still ranks third at BSU in career steals (238), third in rebounds (836) and sixth in scoring (1,276). No player in BSU women’s basketball history has played in more games than Mulvihill’s 112. In addition, her career-high 33-point performance versus Moorhead State University on Feb. 27, 1985 continues to stand sixth on the program’s single-game scoring list. Her post-season basketball honors include All-NSC and All-NSC Academic honor in 1985-86 and 1986-87 and All-District 13 in 1985-86.
In track and field, she also was a four-year letter winner and two-time team captain. As a shot putter, she was selected All-NSC in 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88 and was a four-time national qualifier. She placed sixth in 1986, fourth in 1987 and was NAIA and NCAA Division II National Champion in 1988 after setting indoor records at both the NAIA and NCAA Division II meets. Her 51’-9 1/4” throw ranks among the top 15 Division II throws of all time. As a javelin thrower, she qualified for the national meet in 1986 and 1987. Her post-season honors included All-NSC and NAIA All-America honors in 1986, 1987 and 1988, NCAA Division II All-America award winner in 1988 and Academic All-America selection in 1987. Following her senior season, Mulvihill participated in the 1988 Olympic trials.
Mulvihill has been a health and physical education teacher and coach in the Minneapolis Public Schools for sixteen years. She is passionate about holistic health, wellness, and nutrition. She has worked on several school district wellness committees, is an organic, sustainable farmer, has served as Vice President of the Cannon River Sustainable Farming Association, does numerous nutrition presentations in the community, has volunteered in community education coaching grade school basketball, and is currently half way through a graduate degree in Holistic Health from St. Catherine’s University. She is also a mother of three children. Mulvihill currently lives in Minneapolis, Minn., with her partner Lourdes and their three children Zoé, Isabela, and Emilio.