Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame
Barb Felderman graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Teaching and was inducted into the Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995 as a student-athlete with the volleyball and women's basketball programs. In 2023, Felderman joins a prestigious group honored with the Kretchman Coaching Award. Following her graduation from Northern, Felderman was appointed the first woman coach in the history of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1981. She led the volleyball and women's basketball programs for the Hardrockers, concluding her coaching career with women's basketball in 2013 accumulating over 780 career wins. She led the women's basketball program to 11 conference championships and nine NAIA appearances. Her teams advanced to the Sweet 16 on five occasions, as well as the Final Four in 1998 and 1999. In addition, Hardrocker volleyball captured seven conference titles in her 13 seasons at the helm. Felderman led the men's tennis program for a small stint, advancing to two NAIA National Tournaments.
Her coaching stops include eight years at Kodoka and Pierre high schools, assistant basketball and softball positions at the University of Wyoming, and a head softball position at Ball State. The 1973 S.D. Mines and Technology volleyball team was honored as the South Dakota Collegiate Team of the Year by the Sportswriters Association. She was honored by the Sportswriters Association as the South Dakota College Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1998, and was multiple time Conference and District Coach of the Year in women's basketball and men's tennis.
Felderman is a member of the NSU Hall of Fame, Rapid City Sports Hall of Fame, South Dakota Softball Hall of Fame, South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Hall of Fame.
