Hall of Fame
Originally from Cherokee, Yunker received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Northwestern in 1993. She played guard as a four-year starter for the Lady Rangers basketball team from 1989 to 1993.
Averaging nine points per game, Yunker ended her career with four Northwestern records. Her career three-point record (188) was recently surpassed, and her record seven steals in a game was later broken by her sister, Keli Bontrager Woods.
Yunker’s two other marks will be much tougher to beat. She made 74 of 79 free throws during her senior season and holds the Northwestern and NAIA single-season free throw percentage record of 93.7 percent, a mark that has held strong for 20 years. She also holds the record for highest free throw percentage in a game, shooting a perfect 10 of 10 (1.000).
Like Brown – her former teammate and fellow 2013 inductee – Yunker’s career highlights involve leading the Lady Ranger to their first NAIA National Tournament appearance and a big victory over second-ranked Southwestern in Weatherford. Brown supplied one of the game’s signature moments, completing a four-point play to help spark the win.
“I am honored to have been a Lady Ranger,” Yunker said. “My greatest memory is the time shared with my amazing teammates and coaches.”
Yunker was named to the OIC Second Team in 1992 and 1993 and to the All-District 9 Academic Team in 1991 and 1992. She was recognized for her achievements on campus and in the classroom and was selected a NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete in 1992 and 1993 and an OIC Scholar-Athlete in 1993. The 1992 Ranger Queen received the Marge Bohlen Award in 1990 and 1991 and the NWOSU Outstanding Senior Award in 1993.
After graduating, Yunker obtained her master’s degree in education from Southwestern. She previously taught math and coached at Clinton Middle School and Chisholm Middle School in Enid before taking a math position at Enid’s Waller Middle School in 2002. She was named a National Board Certified Teacher in 2007. Yunker and her husband, Lawrence, live in Enid with their two children, Britton and Briley.
