UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Karen Lunda

  • Class
  • Induction
    2012
  • Sport(s)
    Field Hockey, Women's Soccer
  • Two-sport letterwinner in field hockey and soccer
  • First UW soccer (both men and women) All-American, earning second-team honors in 1981
  • Soccer season record holder for goals (22), assists (18) and points (62) set in 1981, the inaugural women's soccer season
  • Led the Badgers to top-10 national ranking and their first national championship appearance in 1981
  • Leading scorer as a freshman in field hockey (14 goals)
  • Lettered three years in field hockey - ranked second in career goals (24) and second in assists (7) - before program was dropped and replaced by soccer
  • Led team to the Midwest AIAW Field Hockey Regional in 1979; team was 33-20-3 during her tenure
Karen Lunda
Karen Lunda
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