Hall of Fame

Elaine Sobansky-Blackhurst

  • Class
  • Induction
    2013
  • Sport(s)
    Athlete
Alma Mater: Trinity, 1980 | Sports: Track & Field, Basketball
 
Sobansky was a three-time WPIAL and PIAA champion in the shot put. She also was a PIAA champion in the discus. In high school, she ranked #1 in the nation for shot put and was in Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd” for establishing a girls’ indoor high school national record of 50’10”. In 1980, she was named the Post Gazette Female Athlete of the Year. Her career flourished at Penn State where she was an eight-time All American. While at Penn State, she set outdoor records in the shot put and discus. At the 1984 Olympic trials, she finished 6th in the shot put. Sobansky was the first person at Trinity High School to score more than 1,000 points in basketball. She is a member of the Pittsburgh Women’s Hall of Fame.