Central Michigan University Athletics
Biskup to be Inducted Into GVSU Hall of Fame
9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Sept. 8, 2005
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University assistant softball coach Kim Biskup will be inducted into the Grand Valley State Athletics Hall of Fame later this fall.
Biskup is one of five inductees in the Class of 2005, joining Mount Pleasant native Katie (Flynn) Flannery (1993-97), swimming; Jeff Fox (1995-98), football; Charlie Mandt (1989-92), men's basketball; and Mary Randall (1997-2000), women's basketball.
The 2005 Hall of Fame class will be inducted at the Hall of Fame banquet on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Kirkhof Center and then honored during halftime of the Grand Valley State-Northern Michigan Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 29.
This year's class will join the 76 members previously inducted into the Hall of Fame. The first GVSU Athletics Hall of Fame class was inducted in 1986. Plaques honoring all inductees are on display at the GVSU Fieldhouse arena.
Head CMU softball coach Margo Jonker is also enshrined in the GVSU Hall of Fame.
Following is a thumbnail sketch of Biskup's GVSU career:
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Kim Biskup
Softball
Kim Biskup (Bay City, Mich./All Saints HS) concluded her career as the most prolific power hitter in Grand Valley State softball history. Biskup, a 2000 National Fastpitch Coaches Association first team All-American and the GLIAC Player of the Year, established single-season and career records in virtually every offensive category. Her final two collegiate campaigns are nearly unmatched in terms of offensive production. Kim led the nation in home runs as a junior (21) and senior (21), while also establishing an NCAA Division II record for home runs in consecutive seasons (42). As a junior, Biskup hit a team-best .442 with 80 hits, 21 home runs and 78 RBI, while hitting .396 with 66 RBI and 61 hits as a senior. Kim finished her career as the all-time Division II leader in walks (110), while ranking third in RBI (238), fifth in home runs (46) and 16th in games played (238). During her career with the Lakers, Kim tallied 248 hits, scored 120 runs, drove in 238 runs, and drilled 46 home runs. Biskup, who was a two-time first team All-GLIAC honoree and earned second-team All-NFCA All-America plaudits as a junior, guided GVSU to a four-year record of 189-55-1 and three NCAA Great Lakes Regional appearances.
