The following was printed on Cris Belanger-Strehl's HOF plaque:
Named the “Most Valuable Player” in two sports at Siena Heights, Strehl competed in three NAIA National Championships in two sports for the Saints.
Strehl recorded nine shutouts as a sophomore goalkeeper in 1988 to guide the Saints to a 3rd-place finish in their first trip to the NAIA National Soccer Championship. In 1990, Strehl posted eleven shutouts and was an All-Region selection on another 3rd-place national championship team. During her four-year soccer career, Strehl recorded a school-record 31 shutouts.
Strehl captained the Saints’ 1991 softball team, which won district and bi-district titles and advanced to the NAIA World Series. She was an All-Region third baseman and was named an NAIA National Player-of-the-Week during the Saints’ championship season.
A finalist for the 1991 Outstanding Student Award, Strehl was named to the ’91 NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete Softball team.
Cris is a physical education teacher and softball coach for the Lake Shore Public School system. She is married to Siena alum Mark Belanger; and they have a six-month old son, Tanner.
