Pat Spurgin-Pitney (1993) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics

Pat Spurgin-Pitney

Induction:
1993

Pat Spurgin-Pitney – Rifle, 1984-1987

Pitney was an eight-time First Team All-America in rifle, winning the award four times in both air rifle and smallbore competition. She was NCAA individual champion in air rifle in 1984 and came back the next year to win the national individual championship in smallbore. In 1987, she set NCAA Championship records during the team portion of the championships, leading MSU to its most recent team title after also shooting on MSU’s 1985 national championship team.

Pitney was selected 1984 OVC Female Athlete of the Year and was an Olympic Gold Medalist that year, becoming the first woman to win a gold in Olympic shooting. In 1987, she was one of six charter members to receive the Woody Hayes Academic All-American Award. (The Murray Ledger & Times, September 30, 1993)