Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame
Stephanie Cleary was the first women's basketball All-American in program history and is Ithaca's all-time leading scorer with 1,866 points. During the 2003-04 season, Cleary led all players – men's or women's – in Division I, II or III in steals per game with 5.7 to become the first women's basketball player to ever lead a national statistical ranking. In 2004-05, Cleary was the Iris Carnell Senior Female Athlete of the Year, Empire 8 and ECAC Player of the Year, a second team d3hoops.com All-American and WBCA honorable mention All-American. The Bombers participated in the NCAA Division III Championship each of the four years that Cleary was in uniform and won three Empire 8 crowns.
