Rockford University

Kristi Strunz enters the Charles M. DeWild Hall of Fame following one of the most remarkable two-year careers in the history of the Rockford University women’s basketball program. Strunz transferred to Rockford after two decorated years at Clarke University, where she was both a two-time First Team All-Northern Illinois Iowa Conference (NIIC) selection and a two-time D3hoops.com Third Team All-Region selection. Upon her arrival at Rockford for the 2004-05 season, Strunz helped lead the Regents to consecutive NIIC Championships, NIIC Tournament Titles and back-to-back NCAA Division III Tournament appearances for the first time in program history. Rockford went an incredible 43-13 over those two seasons and had consecutive 20-win seasons for the first and only time in program history. The Regents also broke the single-season team records for points (1,943), rebounds (1,174) and blocks (117).

The awards and accolades continued to roll in for Strunz over her illustrious career as a Regent. As a junior, Strunz was named First Team All-NIIC for the third time in her career and was selected Second Team All-Region by D3hoops.com. She capped off her career with an incredible senior season. Strunz scored a career-high 459 points on a career-best 50.7% shooting, grabbed 130 rebounds, dished out 69 assists and had 63 steals. She was rewarded with her fourth First Team All-NIIC selection and was named the NIIC Player of the Year. Strunz was then named all-region for the fourth consecutive year, this time garnering Third Team All-Region status from D3hoops.com.

Strunz racked up incredible numbers throughout her entire collegiate career, including two stellar seasons in a Regent uniform. In her two years at Rockford, Strunz scored 843 points on 46.2% shooting. She also had 272 rebounds, 160 assists and 133 steals. Throughout her entire four-year collegiate career, Strunz finished with 1,719 points on 42.7% shooting, 575 rebounds, 353 assists and 273 steals.