Distinguished:
Lori Coble
Lori Coble graduated from Dakota State College in 1980 with a major in Physical Education and Recreation.
During her playing years at Dakota State, Coble was a three-sport letter winner in basketball, volleyball and softball, serving as team captain in all three sports at various times.
Coble was a standout defensive player on the basketball court and was named the college's best defensive basketball player and hardest worker on the court. She was also recognized by the conference and was named All-Conference. She has her names at various places in the record books, including seventh in single game assists with 11 and fifth in single season steals with 87.
On the volleyball court, Coble was named most valuable player. On the Diamond, Coble was selected to the regional All-Tournament Team. She was named female athlete of the year in 1979.
She was also an outstanding student, as a member of the National Dean's list, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She was also recognized as a Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
After graduation, Coble received her Master of Arts degree in
Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 1993. She has also
completed post-graduate work at the University of South Dakota.
Coble refereed collegiate and high school volleyball for 10 years, was a
player/manager for women's ASA fastpitch softball for 12 years, playing in
several regional and national championships. She also played and coached
women's ASA slowpitch softball for two yeas, being named to six
all-tournament teams.
As a hobby, Coble is currently an assistant women's basketball coach at SD Tech, starting her 20th year this season. Tech teams have won 12 Conference titles and have played in seven national tournaments, including two Final Four appearances during her time there.
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