Hall of Fame

Sherry Hill

  • Class
    1983
  • Induction
    2001
  • Sport(s)

Bemidji State University
Women's Basketball, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, and Volleyball
1979-1983

Hill was a very successful three-sport athlete while attending Bemidji State University from 1979 to 1983. She earned a letter in track and field all four years and achieved All-NSC honors in 1982-1983. During her career, Hill qualified for the NAIA and NCAA Division II nationals in the Javelin and Heptathlon. In volleyball, she also lettered for four years and was selected All-NSC three times, All-District 13 NAIA in 1982, and All-MAIAW state tourney in 1981. In 1982-1983, Hill's senior season, she was named BSU team captain and earned team MVP honors. She ranks in the top five on the BSU chart in single-season kills (519), single-season hitting percentage (.346), career kills (1,264) and career hitting percentage (.312). Hill was Bemidji State's all time career kills leader until 1999, when Peggy Hammel-Moran broke her long-standing mark. Also, she is in the top ten in BSU basketball career scoring (1,250), season scoring (499), single-game scoring (35), career rebounding (797) and season rebounding (338). Recently, she was honored as a member of the Beaver Pride Committee for her outstanding work and is currently the vice president of the Beaver Pride organization. Hill currently works for the Minnesota Department of Corrections and lives in Bemidji.