Fayetteville State University
Hill's CIAA journey began as a student-athlete at St. Augustine's College (now-University), where she was an outstanding track & field athlete. During her collegiate career, Hill was a three-time All-American, national champion in the shot put, District 26 champion, and a member of St. Augustine's track teams that won the CIAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships and the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Graduating in 1987, Hill was inducted into St. Augustine's Hall of Fame in 2007.
Hill coached volleyball, tennis, women's basketball, and men's & women's cross country at Fayetteville State. She is credited with starting both the cross country program and women's tennis program at FSU. Hill coached cross country from 1989-1994, women's tennis from 2002-2008, and volleyball from 1991-2008. She was an assistant women's basketball coach from 1992-2002. Her lengthy list of accolades includes eight CIAA Championship Championships (five in tennis and three in volleyball) and seven CIAA Coach of the Year honors (four-time Volleyball Coach of the Year and three-time CIAA Tennis Coach of the Year). In total, Hill coached 76 All-CIAA selections and five CIAA Player of the Years. She is the Broncos' winningest coach in volleyball program history with 331 overall victories, including 202 wins in conference play and 12 winning seasons.
Hill was a four-time CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 1998, & 2007), qualifying for six conference championship finals in volleyball, winning three CIAA titles, and earning five NCAA Division II Regional Tournament appearances.
In tennis, Hill earned five conference titles and was a three-time CIAA Tennis Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, & 2007). In 2002, the first year of women's tennis at Fayetteville State, Hill earned the Broncos the inaugural CIAA women's tennis title, en route to a four-peat from 2002 to 2005 in the program's first four years. Hill earned her fifth title in 2007.
Hill coached 25 Academic All-Americans, 8 Arthur Ashe Awardees, 3 CIAA Player of the Year honorees, and numerous all-conference selections. In volleyball, Hill's resume includes 46 All-CIAA performers, 21 All-Tournament team selections, three tournament MVPs, and two CIAA Player of the Years. In tennis, there were 28 All-CIAA performers, 18 CIAA Singles Champions, 8 CIAA Doubles Champions, and three CIAA Player of the Years under Hill.
Hill gave 20 years of service to Fayetteville State and was a one-time Teacher of the Year in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Human Services at FSU. Hill's legacy is still strong in the CIAA evidenced by coaches like Reeshemah Johnson. Johnson was Hill's former student-athlete and assistant volleyball coach (1998-2000) and took over the volleyball program as head coach in 2009, where Johnson enters her 13th season.