Pat Ward-Seib (2019) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics

Pat Ward-Seib

Induction:
2019

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Pat Ward Seib was one of the pioneers that competed for the Murray State first women's track & field team.
A multi-sport talent, she also played Basketball, volleyball and tennis from 1967-71.
Out of the many pioneers that Murray State has produced in women's athletics, Pat Ward Seib ranks among the best for her love of competition and her amazing talent that allowed her to not only participate, but also excel.
Seib still stands as one of MSU's most versatile athletes of all-time.
She arrived at Murray State in the fall of 1967 after participating on the Kentucky State track & field championship team at Owensboro High School.
She competed in a time before women's athletics became organized by Murray State and the Ohio Valley Conference in the late 1970's.
In track & field, Ward Seib held the records for the Racers in the 880yd and mile runs as well as the javelin.
She was part of the MSU team that finished ninth in a field of 52 schools at the 1970 National Intercollegiate (NAIA) Track and Field Championships. Ward Seib ran to a fourth-place showing in the 4x220 event.
She spent her professional career involved in athletics and education. After graduating from Murray State in 1971 with a degree in health, physical education and recreation, she spent 35 years teaching at Gibson Southern High School in Fort Branch, Ind.
She coached track & field there as well as basketball and volleyball.
She has served in many capacities in shaping prep athletics in Indiana, including chairperson for the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Athletic Association.