University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics

A three-time All-WIAC award winner, Kristin (Steckmesser) Stanley helped the UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball program to a 115-24 record, three national tournaments and a trio of league championships while playing guard across five seasons from 1998 to 2002.
 
Stanley’s 115-game career featured 83 contests in which she was a starter. Stanley received All-WIAC Honorable Mention recognition in 1999 before earning First Team honors from the league in both 2001 and 2002.
 
Stanley and the Titans dominated their opponents on the court, posting season records of 26-2 in 1998, 27-2 in 1999, 22-7 in 2000, 19-6 in 2001 and 21-7 in 2002. UW-Oshkosh won WIAC championships in 1998 and 1999 and shared the league crown in 2001. The Titans also advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III Championship in both 1998 and 1999 and the national tournament’s second round in 2000.
 
Stanley currently ranks among the top seven in six school and two conference career categories after compiling 1,274 points, 391 rebounds, 348 assists, 190 3-point field goals, 173 steals, 75 blocked shots and a 3-point field goal percentage of 40.3.
 
In UW-Oshkosh history, Stanley ranks first in 3-point field goals, third in both assists and 3-point field goal percentage, fifth in blocked shots, sixth in steals and seventh in scoring. The Two Rivers High School graduate ranks sixth in the WIAC in 3-point field goal percentage and seventh in 3-point field goals.
 
Stanley played in all 28 games for the Titans in 1998. She averaged 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while compiling 41 assists, 36 steals and 25 3-point baskets. Stanley, who helped UW-Oshkosh go unbeaten in all 16 WIAC contests, scored a season-high 12 points during wins of 78-34 and 85-45 over UW-La Crosse. She collected a career-best nine rebounds during a 71-56 victory over UW-Stout.
 
In 1999, Stanley started 26 of the 29 games that she played in and received All-WIAC Honorable Mention recognition after averaging 11.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest. She also tallied a team-high 106 assists, a team-best 65 3-point field goals, 34 steals and 26 blocked shots while shooting 42.2 percent behind the 3-point arc and 76.1 percent from the free throw line. Stanley scored a season-high 22 points during a 67-48 triumph over UW-Whitewater and tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists during a 79-60 win over UW-Eau Claire in the championship game of the WIAC Tournament.
 
Five games into the 2000 campaign and averaging 12.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest, Stanley suffered a knee injury against Viterbo University that would sideline her for the remainder of the season.
 
Stanley returned to action in 2001 and started 24 of the 25 games that she played in. She earned All-WIAC First Team status after averaging a team-high 12.4 points, 3.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds per contest. Stanley also counted 41 steals and 41 3-point baskets, both team bests, while shooting 77.1 percent from the free throw line. Stanley scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds, both season bests, during a 78-63 win over UW-Stout.
 
Stanley was granted a fifth season of basketball in 2002 after missing the majority of the 2000 campaign due to her knee injury. She started all 28 games for the Titans during her extra season and received All-WIAC First Team honors after averaging a team-high 14.6 points, 3.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds per contest. Stanley also recorded 55 steals and 48 3-point baskets, both team bests, while shooting 39.7 percent behind the 3-point arc and a WIAC-high 84.7 percent from the free throw stripe. She scored in double figures 25 times in 2002, including a career-best 25 points during an 88-60 win over UW-Stout.
 
Stanley, a four-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, earned her bachelor’s degree from UW-Oshkosh in 2002 and master’s degree from Butler University (Ind.) in 2005.
 
Stanley was a member of the NCAA’s Postgraduate Internship Program during the 2002-03 academic year before serving six years as the Assistant Director of Championships for the NCAA. Following employment positions at Ohio University and UW-La Crosse, Stanley currently works as the Financial Manager for Children’s Hospital in Minnesota.
 
Stanley, who was inducted into the Two Rivers High School Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Lakeshore All-Sports Hall of Fame in 2018, lives in Onalaska with her husband Derek and sons Alex and Luke.