Hall of Fame
Lesley (Crutcher) Hulett is one of the most decorated women's track athletes in school history, earning four NCAA Division II All-American honors and a national title in a UNK career that spanned from 2004-06.Â
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The Elkhorn native still holds the outdoor school record in the high jump at 5-10.75. She is tied for fourth on the indoor high jump (5-7.75) list and also ranks in the UNK top 10 in both the indoor (37-2.50) and outdoor (37-6.50) triple jump.Â
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A three-time Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) individual champ in the high jump, Hulett placed fourth, eighth, fifth and first in four NCAA Championship appearances. She capped off her collegiate career, which began at the University of Kansas, with All-American efforts in the high jump at the 2006 NCAA indoor and outdoor meets. Her last leap in a Loper uniform was 5-9.75 which allowed her to win the 2006 outdoor national title.
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Hulett is one of only six Loper women to win an individual track national title. Her efforts helped UNK finish runner up as a team at the RMAC Championships three times during the indoor season and twice in the spring.
She currently is an Administrative Assistant Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La., where she resides with her husband, Tug, and their children, Hudson and Cash.
