Hall of Fame
A three-sport athlete at UW-Parkside, Cindy Ruffert played four years of basketball, four years of softball and one year of volleyball. In basketball, Cindy started all but two games during her four years. Her pinpoint passes created three records: UW-P career assist record of 675, most assists in a game with 16 and most assists in a season with 204. She scored 675 career points (during her career, women played with the same sized basketball as the men and without the three point shot). Cindy was selected to the NAIA All-District 14 team in 1982 and was team captain for three years. In softball, Cindy played right field all four seasons on a team that made four consecutive National Tournament appearances finishing 7th, 5th, 13th, & 13th. Batting second in the order, Cindy’s on-base percentage was .394. She was selected to the WWIAC All-Conference team in 1982 and the NAIA All-District teams in 1983 and 1984.
