CSU Pueblo Athletics Hall of Fame
Years at CSU Pueblo: 1980-81
Category: Athlete
Sport: Gymnastics
Eras: University of Southern Colorado (1975-2003)
Connie Bond - Connie Bond was the first elite female athlete at the University, becoming the first female to ascend to All-American status. Behind her accomplishments in 1981, when she finished second in the uneven parallel bars at the NAIA National Championships, the Indians’ claimed a third-place team finish, which was then the second-highest team finish at the national level in any sport in school history. She also placed third in the floor exercise, third in the vault and fifth in the all-around competition that year. She helped launch a dominating period for the gymnastics team, which claimed four national top-ten finishes and two top-five finishes over the next four years.
