Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame
Tamera (Jones) Jurgens was one of the top dual-sport athletes of her time, helping NSU women's basketball to one of its most successful stratches ever and earning conference championships in track and field. During her time at NSU from 1987-91, Jurgens guided the Wolves' basketball team to a combined record of 97-24 leaving the Wolves with a solid foundation for their 1991-92 national championship team.Â
Jurgens scored 1,117 points throughout her career and 806 rebounds. Jurgens also excelled in track and field, earning NSC championships in 1989 for the discus and in 1990 for the discus and the javelin. She competed at the NAIA national meet in 1989 where she finished eighth in the discus missing all-American honors by just two places. Jurgens competed versus the Barbados junior national team in 1989 and with the NAIA national team in Europe in 1990. In 1991, Jurgens was named the Hildred Wolfe Outstanding Female Athlete at Northern State.Â
She is currently a fourth grade teacher at Parker Elementary School. SHe and her husband, Tom, have two children.Â
