Alison Albrecht

Alison Albrecht

Class of 1998
Inducted in 2008

Alison Albrecht ’98 was a 4-time All-American in the shot put and a 6-time North Coast Athletic Conference champion and a 12-time All-NCAC performer in the shot put and discus. Her freshman year, she won the NCAC discus title and finished second in the shot put. As a sophomore, she qualified for the NCAA Division III indoor meet and placed seventh in the shot (41-5¾), missing sixth place and All-America honors by a quarter of an inch. She was named Field Athlete of the Year at the NCAC outdoor meet after winning the discus and finishing second in the shot put. She won All-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the shot and made the finals in the discus. Her junior year, she again qualified for nationals and narrowly missed All-America honors, placing eighth with a throw of 41-8½. Outdoors, she won the shot and discus in helping OWU win the NCAC title. She won All-America honors in the shot for the second straight year, finishing fourth. As a senior, she was named Outstanding Field Performer at the NCAC indoor meet, winning the shot put. She threw 46-4¼ at the NCAA indoor meet, finishing second to earn All-America laurels. Outdoors, she was named Outstanding Field Performer after winning the shot put and placing third in the discus to help OWU successfully defend its NCAC title. At the NCAA Division III meet, she won her fourth All-America citation with a second-place finish, her throw of 44-9¾ less than 2 inches away from the national title.