A lot has happened since 1948. Here are just a few numbers:
230
Flying Queen All-Americans selected to 12 different All-America teams
47
Queens competed on 28 U.S. National Teams from 1951-1980
17
Players & coaches recognized with national honors
56
Appearances in either an AAU, AIAW, or NAIA national tournament
National Honors
Team, coaches, players
| Emil Liston Award Winner Sharla Harrison George, 1988 Kristina Edwards, 1995 |
| Emil Liston Award Candidate Maci Merket, 2018 |
| Dr. Leroy Walker Sportsmanship Award Rebecca Whittle, 1999 |
| NAIA Player of the Year Hazel Taylor, 1999 |
| NAIA Hall of Fame Hazel Taylor, 2024 |
| Hall of Fame Enshrinement Flying Queens (1948-82), 2019 |
| John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award Harley Redin, 2018 |
| Naismith Women’s College Official of the Year Kaye Garms, 2014 |
| WBCA Player of the Year Hazel Taylor, 1999 |
| WBCA Jostens-Berenson Lifetime Achievement Award Harley Redin, 1992 Patsy Neal, 1993 |
| WBCA National Coach of the Year Floyd Evans, 1987 |
| WBHOF Trailblazer Award Flying Queens (1953-58), 2013 |
| WBHOF Hall of Fame Inductees Coach Harley Redin (Inaugural Class), 1999 Katherine Washington, 2000 Coach Dean Weese, 2000 Claude Hutcherson, 2003 Patsy Neal, 2003 Coach Marsha Sharp, 2003 Jill Rankin-Schneider, 2008 Lometa Odom, 2011 Carolyn Bush Roddy, 2019 Alice “Cookie” Barron, 2022 |
Flying Queen All-Americans
Below are the top four lists for Queens named as All-Americans. For the complete list, go to the Flying Queens Record Book.
- Cleo Brooks 1950
- Marie Wales 1951, 53
- Juanita Clepper 1951
- Pat Tate 1951
- Ruth Cannon 1953, 54, 55
- Lometa Odom 1953, 54, 55, 56
- Faye Wilson 1955, 56
- Kaye Garms 1956, 57
- Rita Alexander 1956, 57
- Raye Wilson 1956
- Alice Barron 1957
- Katherine Washington 58, 59, 60
- Mona Poff 1958
- Patsy Neal 1959, 60
- Carolyn Miller 1959, 60
- Margaret Odom 1959
- Evelyn Searles 1959 (Queen Bees)
- June Stewart 1960 (HM)
- Carla Lowry 1960 (HM), 1961
- Glyna Masten 1961, 62, 63
- Laura Switzer 1961, 62, 63
- Cindy Shelton 1961 (HM)
- Margaret Guinn 1961 (HM)
- Rosemary Jones 1961 (HM)
- Betty Scott 1961(HM), 1962, 63
- Nelda Smith 1962 (HM)
- Gay Ivey 1962 (HM)
- Linda Wagner 1963 (Queen Bees)
- Opal Bogard 1964
- Margie Hunt 1964
- Doris McDermitt 1964 (HM)
- Judy Wallek 1964, 66
- Cindy Wiginton 1964, 66
- Carolyn James 1965
- Betty Ransom 1964 (HM), 1965, 66
- Lois Finley 1966, 67
- Lola Ham, 1966
- Linda Price 1967 (HM), 1969
- Wanda Roe 1969 (HM), 1970
- Susan Britton 69 (HM), 70, 71, 72
- Cherri Rapp 1970, 71, 72
- Carolyn Dornak 1971
- Janice Beach 1972, 74
- Carolyn Bush 1974, 75
- Pearl Worrell 1974, 76
- Brenda Moeller 1974, 75
- Rosemary Brown 1975, 76
- Breena Caldwell 1976, 77
- Carolyn Bush 1975
- Brenda Moeller 1975
- Pearl Worrell 1976
- Kathy Harston 1978
- Jill Rankin 1979
- Carmen Wynn 1986, 87
- Sharla Harrison 1988, 89
- Carol Bailey-Sessums 1992, 93
- Lisa Kolodziejczyk 1993
- Shannon Copeland 1994
- Kandy Smith 1994
- Kristina Edwards 1995
- Hazel Taylor 1997, 98, 99
- Linda Tucker 1969
- Marcia Shieldknight 1970
- Cherri Rapp 1970, 71, 72
- Susan Britton 1971, 72
- Mary Williams 1971
- Janice Beach 1972, 73, 74
- Brenda Moeller 1973, 74, 75
- Peggy Provence 1973
- Carolyn Bush 1974, 75
- Pearl Worrell 1976
- Rosemary Brown 1976
- Leann Shieldknight 1976
- Breena Caldwell 1976
- Marie Kocurek 1977
- Jill Rankin 1977
- Gay Hemphill 1983(1)
- Erin Schrieber 1985(3)
- Carmen Wynn 1985(3), 86 & 87(1)
- Tracy Tatum 1986(2)
- Sharla Harrison 1987(2), 1988(1)
- Missy Fisher 1988(HM)
- Sharla Harrison George 1989(1)
- Christie Ramos 1991(1)
- Carol Bailey-Sessums 1992 & 1993(1)
- Lisa Kolodziejczyk 1992(HM)
- Kristina Edwards 1995(1)
- Cassie Blaut 1995(3)
- Muriel Mitchell 1996(2)
- Hazel Taylor 1997, 98, & 99(1)
- Jan Ruzowski 1997(3)
- Danielle Martin-Welps 1999(HM)
- Jacqueline Godoy 2000(3)
- Cari Lynn Stridde 2000(HM)
- Shaun Weaver 2001(HM)
- Cami Rea 2002(HM)
- Alison Cudnoski 2003(3)
- Stephanie Shaw 2004(2)
- Rose Ouma 2009(3)
- Erika Raymond 2010(HM)
- Angeleigh Davis 2014(2)
- Stephanie Afunugo 2015(HM), 2016(2)
- Laura Castillo 2015(3), 2016(HM)
- Jade Jones 2017(HM)
- Shawna Monreal 2017(HM)
- Maci Merket 2018(HM), 2019(HM)
- Kaylee Edgemon 2019(HM), 2020(HM), 2021 & 22(1)
- Morgan Bennett 2019(2), 2020(1)
- Jenna Cooper 2020(HM), 2022(2), 2023(HM)