Hall of Fame
Amy Haines Nordquist was a fixture on the national scene during her time at UW-Parkside, earning ten All-American honors in just a three year period. She also played a pivotal role in leading the program’s first Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) championship team in 1995.
Seven of Haines Nordquist’s All-American honors came as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1993-1995. She twice finished in the top five in the nation in cross country while earning five more NAIA All-American honors. Haines Nordquist was part of the National Championship Distance Medley Relay squad and the NAIA Indoor Championships a year after finishing sixth in that event. She was national runner-up in the 3K run while finishing in the top four in both the 5K and a 10K.
She was the number one runner on the Rangers 1995 GLVC Cross Country Championship squad and finished third individually. Haines parlayed that into 21st place at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships and her first NCAA All-American nod. It also helped spur the program to its’ best-ever finish nationally, placing fifth at the 1995 NCAA Championships. She added two more All-American recognitions that year with top-seven finishes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5K and 10K.
Haines Nordquist was also honored for her work in the classroom. She was a two-time academic All-American while also earning NAIA and GLVC Scholar Athlete Awards on two separate occasions.
