Hall of Fame
Teri (Steller) Clemens was a multi-sport athlete and team MVP in softball, field hockey and tennis during the mid-1970s at Northeast. Clemens was the University's 1978 Female Athlete of the Year. Clemens was hired by Washington University in August of 1985, and made good on her goal of bringing a NCAA championship to Washington University within five years. With her original recruiting class having matured into seniors, she led the Bears to the 1989 Division III title, the first in a century of Hilltop athletic history. Clemens then built a dynasty that extended itself to seven NCAA titles, including six in a row from 1991 to 1996. Clemens' 1992 squad that went 40-0 remains one of two undefeated national champion in Division III history. Clemens, who retired at the end of the 1998 season after 14 seasons as head coach of the Bears, left the program as the winningest coach in NCAA volleyball history by winning percentage (529-77, .873).
