Hall of Fame
Vadis (Cothran) Mandrell was a three-sport star at UChicago in women's basketball, volleyball and softball in the mid-to-late 1970s. On the basketball court, she owns the third-highest career scoring average in program history at 14.3 points per game. A four-year team co-captain and MVP, Cothran Mandrell led the Maroons to basketball tournament championship wins over schools such as MIT, Northwestern University and Brown University. Cothran Mandrell was characterized as a natural leader who encouraged and inspired all her teammates to achieve their maximum potential. As an undergraduate, she also co-founded UChicago's first women's soccer club and was a two-year president of the Women's Athletic Association.
