Beth Crates Stone is a graduate of Kenton High School who participated in basketball and tennis two years at Bluffton after receiving her associate’s degree in business from Northwestern Business College.
In basketball she holds the third position on the career leader board in assists (335) and average/game (7.3). Set the season record in assists (198), average/game (8.6), and holds the single game mark of 15 assists (twice in 1984-85). She was honorable mention NAIA District 22 her senior year.
She led the team in free throw percentage (.724) and steals (72) in 1984-85 and her steals per game mark that (3.1) is the second highest average for a season. She ended her career with a .661 free throw percentage.
As a tennis player she had a spectacular senior year, going 26-6 in singles and doubles, winning the NAIA District 22 doubles semi-finals with Margaret Fisher, and advancing to the national tournament at Kansas City in both singles and doubles.
She said she had never forgotten, and continues to live by, the statement posted in Founders Hall, “You can learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” She added, “Bluffton helped me to be myself and accept others for who they are.”
Stone, who later coached tennis and assisted with basketball at Bluffton, has been employed in administrative support at Kuss Corp., Findlay.
