Kris Wilmesher was a four-year letterwinner in women’s basketball, playing from 1985 through 1989. She is the third all-time leading scorer in UMSL history with 1,506 points and is second in school history with 369 career assists, and fourth with 136 career steals. Wilmesher was twice selected as an honorable mention All-MIAA selection before being named a first team All-MIAA selection her senior year. She was a three-time All-American, being named a freshman All-American by the American Women’s Sports Federation. As a junior she was named a second team All-American by the National Women’s Sports Federation and was a fourth-team All-American her senior year. Wilmesher was also a member of the women’s softball team for three seasons, and was part of the 1989 team that won the MIAA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the first time in the program’s history.