Marla Looper
Putnam City North has had many highly decorated Softball players in school history. Marla Looper is the first to find her way to the Hall of Fame. An All-State selection as a Senior, she signed with Crowder Junior College. She was an All-American in both of her seasons there and led her team to a National Runner-Up finish both years. Looper then signed with Florida State, where she twice earned All-American recognition for the Seminoles. The ACC released an All-Time Top 50 Players team in 2003 which Marla was on. She was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2006. After her playing career, Looper coached for many years, including serving as Head Coach at the University of Iowa from 2011-2018.
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Helped lead the Panthers to the State Tournament (Basketball, Sophomore)
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Coaches’ All-State (Softball, Senior)
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Continued Softball Career at Crowder Junior College
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2x 1st Team Junior College All-American (1991, 1992)
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Junior College National Tournament MVP (1992)
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Set 4 School Records
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Transferred to Florida State
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2x Letterwinner for the Seminoles (1993, 1994)
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3rd Team All-American (1993)
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2x 1st Team All-ACC (1993, 1994)
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2x All-ACC Tournament Team (1993, 1994)
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Member of 2 ACC Championship Teams (1993, 1994)
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2x 1st Team All-Region (1993, 1994)
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Graduated with 2 School Records
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Coached at Iowa State, Kansas, Texas and Iowa
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Coached 4 Big 12 championship Teams at Texas (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
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Selected to All-Time ACC Team (2003)
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Inducted into Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame (2006)