University of North Dakota Athletics

Scheel earned six All-America honors during her four-year career at North Dakota, earning honors in both track and cross country.  

She was a three-time All-NCC selection for cross country, capturing the only NCC titles in program history in 1994 and 1995. Scheel represented UND three times at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 10th as a junior and senior.  

During the track season, Scheel continued her dominance in distance events, winning the 1996 NCC title in the 5000-meter run during the indoor season, a time that still sits second at North Dakota, and following it with the conference record and title in the 10000-meter run in the outdoor season. She placed fifth at the NCAA Championships in both events.  

In the classroom, Scheel earned five-different All-Academic Team selections from national publications and won UND's Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1997.