Louise Gerrish

Louise Gerrish (born 1948 in Livonia, Michigan) was a nationally renowned track and field athlete.

During the mid-1960s, Gerrish was a high school All-American and one of the best javelin throwers in the United States; even though the javelin throw is not an official Michigan High School Athletic Association event.

As a Livonia-Franklin High School sophomore, Gerrish finished third at the 1964 USA Amateur Athletic Union national championships; she reprised her bronze medal performance at the 1966 AAU finals. The following year, Gerrish placed third at the Pan-American Games Trials; she also recorded a lifetime best throw of 54.50 meters, to rank 11th worldwide in 1967.[1][2]

Joined by Olympians Francie Kraker and Micki King, Gerrish was one of several sportswomen who represented the Michigammes Athletic Club of Ann Arbor, Michigan.[3]

References
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  2. History of American Track and Field
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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