Edinboro University Athletics

A standout for the Fighting Scot Track & Field teams, Bemis is one of the most decorated athletes in Edinboro history both athletically and academically. Bemis finished her career as a six-time All-American. She was also an NCAA qualifier 14 times. Over the course of her career, Bemis was a United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honoree 18 times. She claimed 15 PSAC Championships and 26 All-Conference awards. She was named the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year five times. While competing for the Fighting Scots, Bemis broke 11 school records, 10 of which she still holds today. Bemis holds the indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash, long jump, triple as well as being a member of the record holding 1,600-meter relay team. In outdoor, Bemis holds the record in the long jump, triple jump, 100 meter-hurdles as well as being a member of the 400-meter and 1,600-meter relay teams.
 
Bemis was the first athlete to earn the PSAC Top 10 Award, honoring the conferences highest achieving student-athlete in both competition and in the classroom, six times. She was a three-time winter and spring winner of the Top 10 Award. After her senior season, Bemis was named the PSAC Pete Nevins Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was also named Edinboro's Nancy Acker Award winner given to the Scots top female senior athlete. A nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year, Bemis was a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship for her excellence on the track, in the classroom and in the community. Bemis was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American including a pair of First-Team selections.
 
After graduation she spent a season coaching at McDowell High School as well as coaching gymnastics. She earned her master's degree from Slippery Rock in Student-Affairs in Higher Education while also serving as the graduate assistant coach for the Rock. She spent three years as a Career Advisor and Assistant Track Coach at Susquehanna University before returning to Slippery Rock as a full-time Assistant Coach. Over the course of her nine-year coaching career, she has coached 18 All-Americans, 85 conference champions, 158 all-region performers, 176 all-conference honorees and seen 31 school records broken.