Mindy Gehrs
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Medley, butterfly |
| Club | Michigan Wolverines |
Melinda Anne "Mindy" Gehrs is a former All-American swimmer who was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in January 2009.
Youth in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
A native of
University of Michigan
Competing for Michigan from 1990 to 1993, she received 11 All-American honors in five events and won 13 Big Ten championships and the 1993 NCAA championship in the 400-meter individual medley.[5][6][7] In 1992, Gehrs was named the Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Year[6] and received the Big Ten High Point Swimmer award after scoring a perfect 60 points with first-place finishes in: (a) the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:00.85, (b) the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:14.39, and (c) the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:59.52.[8] All three of her times were University of Michigan school records, and her time in the 200-meter individual medley was also a Big Ten Conference record.[8] At the end of the 1992 swim season, Gehrs told a Tennessee newspaper, "I just had a fantastic year. I was excited about the whole team. I got three individual bests - finally - and our relays were really good too."[8] In 1993, she was named the NCAA Woman of the Year. Gehrs also received honors for her academic accomplishments, including three Academic All-Big Ten awards and the 1993 Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor for combined excellence in academics and athletics.[5]
In January 2009, she was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.[7]
Medical career and triathlete
In 1998, Gehrs received her medical degree from the
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mindy Gehrs Winner of Triathlon Event". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. August 6, 1995.
- ^ "Dogwood Debs Announced". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 30, 1990.
- ^ a b Mike Blackerby (December 5, 1997). "Bound for the Hall of Fame Trio to be inducted Jan. 16". The Oak Ridger.
- ^ "Oak Ridge's Gehrs Is Named Big Ten's Athlete of the Month". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. March 2, 1993.
- ^ a b "Leach, Campbell Headline U-M Hall of Honor Inductions". MGoBlue.com. January 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 1-57167-115-3.
- ^ a b "Six standout former athletes set to join U-M's Hall of Honor". Ann Arbor News. January 23, 2009.
- ^ a b c Steve Carellas (July 1, 1992). "Time Off Pays Off for Mindy Gehrs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
- ^ a b c "Doctors E thru H". Longmont Clinic.
- ^ "Gehrs, Beaver marry in Indiana". The Oak Ridger. March 7, 2003.