THE GREATER LANSING AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
INDUCTION CEREMONY
CHRISTINA CLELAND-HURSEY
August 10, 2023
By Chuck Krafft
Christina Cleland-Hursey played four sports, basketball, soccer, volleyball and softball and was pretty good at all of them. She was an all-area player in soccer as well being an all-league player in basketball and volleyball and earned eleven varsity letters in high school.
At Albion College, she received twelve varsity letters in basketball, soccer and volleyball and was named to the first All-MIAA Conference team six different times. She was Conference MVP in Soccer and All-Conference in basketball and softball as well. She was the first MIAA female athlete to receive all conference recognition in three different sports.
Christina thanked her family for giving her the background and encouragement to try all the different sports. She came from a family that coached a lot of different teams and helped her develop skills at a time when not many women participated in athletics.
She loves all three sports and can't pick a favorite.
She remembers her coaches and teammates all having an impact on the person she became. She had a long career teaching and coaching at Mason High School and thanked long-time athletic director Greg Lattig for giving her the coaching opportunity.
For those of you who would like to read about all the acceptance speeches, here is a log of the whole ceremony!
https://lansingcivicevents.blogspot.com/2023/08/2023-greater-lansing-area-sports-hall_84.html
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