Swimming and softball were Janice (O'Donnell) Marshall's sports and she had outstanding careers in both sports for SMU. A three-year member of the Corsairs' softball team from 1980-82, she was the team MVP in 1981, leading the team in hits, triples, home runs, runs batted in, stolen bases, batting average and fielding percentage. The following season as team captain, she led the team in runs scored was second hits and was among the leaders in several other categories. During the 1983 season she was an assistant coach for the SMU team that captured the MAIAW championship. As a four-year swimmer and two-time team captain, she was known for her versatility. Her list of accomplishments includes freestyle records of every distance as well as backstroke events of every distance. She was also a member of all of the record setting relay teams. She qualified and swam in the national championships three times and was the first woman swimmer to qualify for nationals in an individual event.