Black Hills State University Athletics

JoEllen (Hofer) Salmen, Class of ’99, competed for the Yellow Jackets womens basketball team from 1996-98. JoEllen holds numerous records for the Yellow Jackets. Some of her achievements at BHSU include:

• NAIA First-Team All-American junior and senior year
• First-Team All-SDIC junior and senior year
• BHSU record for single-season steal average – 2.8 (tied)
• BHSU record for single-game steals – 9 (tied)
• First-Team All-Tournament at the NAIA national tournament in 1997
• SDIC Most Valuable Player in 1996-97 season
• 929 career points