Augustana University Athletics

Kim entered the Athletic Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility. She was the first Augustana softball player to receive All America honors all four years, from 1988 through 1991. She was the shortstop on the 1991 national championship team and was selected to the Final Four All-Tournament Team. The North Central Conference named her as the MVP her senior year.

Kim wrote, "Winning the national championship my senior year was definitely the most memorable event in my softball career, but the biggest game was the semi-final game against Portland State University. The game lasted 16 innings; we were down 2-1 in the 7th and tied it up. That win really showed the heart and determination of our team." It was Kim's two-out single in the 10th inning that drove in the winning run the next day as the Vikings defeated Bloomsburg University 3-2 for the national crown.

During her four years at shortstop, the Vikings were 190-41, including a school record 61 wins in 1991. They were NCC champs in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and were named as the South Dakota Sportswriters Association College Women's Team of the Year. Kim was named All-NCC and All-North Central Region all four years, and was named Academic All-NCC in 1990 and 1991. She set school season records for most triples in a season with 91, most runs scored with 69, most hits with 99, most at bats with 236, most home runs with 12, and most assists with 163. She set season records for triples, was second in runs scored, fourth in most at bats and hits for a season, and fifth in assists for a season.

Kim wrote that Coach Sandy Jerstad was her most memorable coach, "She taught me a lot of life lessons with her coaching style and her drive for her players to succeed." She continued, "Definitely, some of the greatest memories were not on the field but center around the friendships off the field. We seemed to always find a way to get lost on road trips and even got stuck in the Chicago airport once when our flight was cancelled."