Hall of Fame
Courtney is a 1974 graduate of Monango (N.D.) High School. Four years later (1978) she received her bachelor's degree from UND with a major in physical education and minor in coaching. While at UND, this all-around athlete earned 10 letters in four sports: basketball (1974-78); track (1975-77); field hockey (1976-77); and softball (1978), and in 1978 was honored with the Grace O. Rhonemus Award as UND's most valuable senior athlete. In basketball she played on a Sioux team that in 1975-76 was 18-9, conference champions and finished second in the Minn-Kota Conference tournament. That year was the first for the UND women's basketball team to qualify for the Region XI AIAW tournament. The 1976-77 and 1977-78 Sioux teams finished second in the Minn-Kota Conference tournament, and in 1978, Courtney was voted the team's most valuable player. In track she sprinted and participated in the 100 and 220-yard dash, the 440-yard relay and the 880-yard medley relay. In 1975, the 880-yard medley relay team place sixth at the regional meet in Wichita, Kan. In 1976, the women's track team was both indoor and outdoor Minn-Kota Conference Champions, and place second in the state meet. Courtney was the 220-yard dash state champion. In 1977 she was a member of the mile relay championship team at both the indoor and outdoor state meet. In 1977 Courtney scored 13 goals and was captain of the field hockey team, which finished 19-15-1. In 1978 she also played softball, hitting seven homeruns, three triples and being named all-conference.
