Cathy (Coyle) Grubb graduated from Northern in 1983 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education and later picked up a Masters in Teaching in 1988. Throughout her time at NSU, Grubb helped the Women's Basketball team to the NAIA National Tournament in 1981, where the Wovles finished third. The following year, NSU repeated as District 12 Champions and finished second in the region. During her four-year career, the Wolves went 98-15. Grub is eighth on NSU's career scoring list with 1,342 points. She is second in career free-throw percentage at 81.6 percent. During her junior and senior seasons, she made the NAIA All-District 12 team and was an NAIA All-American honorable mention. As a junior, she would be the first female athlete at NSU to be chosen as the College Female Athlete of the Year. As a senior, she earned NSU's prestigious Hildred Wolfe Outstanding Athlete award. In track, Grubb won the 400-meter hurdles at the AIAW State meet in 1981 to help Northern win the team title and won the same event at the NAIA District 12 meet in 1982 to help the Wolves capture the team crown. She was also part of the 4x800 relay team that placed fifth in the NAIA national outdoor meet in 1982. Grubb was named the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year in 1992, and since 1995, took to the air as girls' basketball sports broadcaster for KBFS radio. She is a lifetime participant in ASA softball and a part of numerous state championship teams and all-state tournament teams.
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