Penny Lou Neer (born November 7, 1960 in Hillsdale, Michigan) is a former American collegiate and Olympic athlete in discus throwing, basketball and softball. A native of Hillsdale, Michigan, Neer came to the University of Michigan on a basketball scholarship and became a three-sport star. She earned a total of eight varsity letters at U-M in basketball, track and field, and softball. In three seasons on Michigan's varsity basketball team, Neer scored 456 points and recorded 64 blocks. During her junior year, she became U-M's first woman All-American in track and field, and as a senior, Neer became the first female athlete from the University of Michigan to win a national title in a track and field event -- winning in the discus at the 1982 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) outdoor championship.