Amy Bippert Bohensky, Track & Field, Angelo State: Bippert Bohensky was a nine-time NCAA Division II All-American during her career from 1994-97 for the ASU track and field team. During the Rambelles run to a sixth-place finish at the national championships in 1997, she scored 19 of the Rambelles’ 37 points. Bippert Bohensky became ASU’s fourth female track and field national champion claiming the title in the heptathlon. She added a second-place finish in the high jump and an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles. Bippert Bohensky left ASU as the school record holder in the heptathlon (5,268 points) and in the triple jump (42’4.25”) and had the fourth-best ever performance by a Rambelle in the high jump (5’6.5”) during her senior season.
In addition, she finished her career with six of the top 10 all-time performances in the 100-meter hurdles. After her senior season, Bippert Bohensky was named the LSC women’s track and field athlete of the year. She earned at least one All-American certificate each of her four years as a Rambelle. She was a four-time NCAA Division II All-American in the triple jump (1994-97), earned three certificates in the heptathlon (1995-97) and earned honors twice in the 100-meter hurdles (1996-97).
Bippert Bohensky was also recognized for her work in the classroom while at ASU. She was honored as a two-time Academic All-American earning Academic Athlete of the Year for at-large sports as a senior. After her athletic career, she collected the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, become the first ASU athlete to earn the honor. Bippert Bohensky was inducted into the ASU Athletics Hall of Honor in 2006.