KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Former Northwestern women’s basketball guard Becca (Hurley) Kramer has been selected for induction into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame.
Hurley was a three-time first team All-American in women’s basketball and was named the National Player of the Year as a senior. She set a school record for most steals in a season (102, 2010-11) and ranks second in career steals (281), is third in career assists (534), and fourth in scoring (2,315). The team MVP in her final three years, she helped lead the Raiders to NAIA Division II national titles in 2008, 2010, and 2011. Hurley also played women’s soccer for Northwestern in 2008, earning honorable mention all-conference recognition.
After graduation, she played two years of semi-pro basketball on the Iowa Force (WBCBL), was an assistant coach at Northwestern (2011-12), and served as an assistant coach at Des Moines East High School (2013-14).
“Becca made an incredible impact on the people she encountered as a player,” said Earl Woudstra, former Northwestern women’s basketball coach and athletic director. “She made everyone around her better, both on and off the floor. Becca demonstrated a humble spirit and a warm, caring personality that made everyone she encountered feel noticed and valued.”
In Hurley’s NAIA Player of the Year season, she led the Raiders to their third championship in three years, accumulating a 35-1 record and was named the national tournament’s most valuable player. She was also named tournament MVP in Northwestern’s 2010 title run, while also playing a key role in a senior-laden rotation as a freshman on the Raiders’ 2008 championship-winning team.
A 2011 Northwestern graduate with a degree in Christian Education and Ministry, Kramer resides in Pleasant Hill, Iowa with her husband, Jonathan (’12), and their five children. She currently serves as a physical education teacher at Joshua Christian Academy.
She becomes the fifth Northwestern athlete to be inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame, joining Lee McKinstrey, Rachel (Binneboese) Leavitt, Deb Remmerde-Leusink, and Brandon Woudstra.
ABOUT THE NAIA HALL OF FAME
Since it was founded in 1952, the NAIA Hall of Fame Award has been the highest honor presented by the Association. Honorees have demonstrated high moral character, fine leadership ability and must be held in high esteem by their colleagues, coaches and athletes. The Hall of Fame consists of a division for each sport currently or formerly sponsored by the Association and a division for general meritorious service to the NAIA. Each sport division is divided into three categories: athlete, coach and meritorious service.
