She made four consecutive Olympic teams, 1984-1996, four IAAF World Championships and won a full set of medals in three showings at the Pan American Games.

The record was tied 23 years later by Jillian Camarena-Williams in 2011 and was finally beaten by Michelle Carter at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Two days before her record was beaten, Stamatia Scarvelis, coached by Pagel, won the Junior National Championship at the same meet.

She left LBSU in 1982 and transferred to San Diego State University, where she would ultimately complete her studies.

[2] She also spent 8 years on the American Discus list,[3] until back problems caused her to choose to focus on her best event.