Brandon University Dick and Verda McDonald Sports Wall of Fame
Kerri Hayhurst (nee Robertson) joins her dad Allan in this year's induction class after a solid three-year career with the Bobcat women's basketball team.
The Hamiota, Man. native transferred from the University of Winnipeg to Brandon University for the start of the 1991-92 season.
She made an immediate impact as she shared the team's MVP award with BU Wall of Famer Sandra Hamilton.
The following season she was named the Bobcats' sole MVP and took on a larger leadership role as team captain.
The personal accolades continued in her final season in 1993-94. She was named team MVP for a third straight year and earned Brandon University's Female Athlete of the Year award.
The Great Plains Athletic Conference also took notice and recognized her as a second-team all-star after she finished tied for tenth in the conference in scoring.
She was described as a cornerstone in helping lead the Bobcats in a new direction. Over the course of her career, she helped BU to their first win in league play in eight years, to their first playoff appearance in eight years and to their first top-10 ranking in eight years.
Hayhurst would become a teacher and spent 18 years at Neepawa Collegiate. During her time there, she coached the Tigers' high school girls' basketball team to back-to-back provincial AA championships in 1999 and 2000.
