Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame
Susan Bulloch Hartsell - Gymnastics - (1973-76)
Acclaimed as one of WCU's most honored athletes, she led WCU to four consecutive gymnastics championships, 1973-76, and was state the individual champion in three of those four seasons. She finished in the top five at the Southern Regional Championships and qualified for the National Championships meet in all four seasons. In the 1976 state intercollegiate championships, she won four events and led WCU's comeback victory over UNC-Chapel Hill for the state championship with a pressure-packed performance that earned her the best all-around trophy. She was named Western Carolina's female Athlete of the Year in 1976.