Title IX Spotlight: Bonnie Beachy
2/9/2022 1:00:00 PM | General
Our Title IX Spotlight Athlete of the Month is women's basketball great Bonnie Beachy ('82).
Beachy shined for the Golden Flashes from 1978-82, earning seven varsity letters in her career, four in basketball and three more in tennis. She is the all-time scoring leader (men's or women's) in Kent State history with 2,071 points and the only female student-athlete whose jersey has been retired, as her number 13 hangs in the M.A.C. Center rafters.
She holds the Mid-American Conference record for field goals in a game with 20 against Cincinnati on December 16th, 1981. Her 41 points in that contest are the third-most in Kent State history.
Beachy was the program's first All-American, earning honorable mention recognition from Basketball Weekly in 1981. She led the Flashes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance the following season and was named Kodak All-Region during her junior and senior seasons.
In the fall of 2013, Beachy was the keynote speaker at the Starner Distinguished Speaker Series. Her keynote address, "The Fight," conveyed a message that the lessons learned in all successes and defeats early in life can help overcome the many obstacles one might face in the future.
Beachy was inducted into the Varsity "K" Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1988.
Join Kent State on the ninth of each month throughout 2022 as we spotlight the great student-athletes, teams and moments as part of our 50 years of Title IX celebration.
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— Kent State Athletics (@KentStAthletics) February 9, 2022
