Diane Espenshade Suhr was a two-sport standout athlete and exceptional student during her Millersville career. Individually, she earned All-American status in field hockey, academic All-American honors in softball and also led the Marauder field hockey team to one of the most successful seasons in the Millersville history books.
As team captain in 1985, Espenshade Suhr guided the Marauders to a PSAC Championship, an NCAA Division III Pennsylvania Region Championship and finished the season as the national runner-up. That team posted a 17-4 record, which still stands as the winningest single season in school history.
Espenshade Suhr received NCAA Division III All-America First Team recognition in addition to all-region and All-PSAC honors. In both 1984 and 1985, she was tabbed All-PSAC and was an All-PSAC Scholar Athlete.
On the diamond, Espenshade Suhr served as a catcher and hit .299 in three varsity seasons. In her senior season of 1986, she garnered GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors and received the Elwood J. Finley Award as the outstanding Millersville senior female athlete. She was also a member of the Delta Phi Eta Honor Society.
Espenshade Suhr received a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration in 1986 and currently works as a certified public accountant for Diana M. Reed & Associates in Hershey, Pa. She was also the president and is currently the treasurer of Shells Altar Guild, as well as the treasurer of Girl Scout Troop 993. Also, she was the treasurer and a coach in the Hanover Baseball Softball Association, and was Shells Lutheran Church Youth Group Director from 1988-94. She currently resides in Grantville, Pa., with her husband Larry Suhr and their children Brandon and Emily.
