Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2005
- Class:
- 1995
Michelle Borgert Ihmels (1991-95) was the first Cardinal woman to earn All-America honors, attaining that status in 1995.
The Cleveland, Ohio, native won six Metro Conference titles, including back-to-back individual cross country championships in 1992 and 1993. She added an individual title in the 3,000-meter run at the 1993 Metro Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships and won three individual conference titles in 1995: the 3,000-meter indoors, 3,000-meter outdoors, and the 10,000-meter outdoors.
The 1995 Metro Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Borgert Ihmels currently holds four individual school records and was also a member of four record-setting Cardinal relay performances. She was a second team Academic All-America selection in 1993-94 and 1994-95.
