Warrior Hall of Fame

Margaret E. "Gretchen" Koehler

  • Class
    1965
  • Induction
    1986
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Tennis , Women's Swimming
Lettered in tennis four years (Only sport that awarded letters to women at that time)
Tennis singles champ at University of Minnesota meet – 1962
Tennis singles champ at Carleton College meet – 1965
Third place breaststroke at Minnesota State Swim meet.
Intramural athlete at WSU in volleyball, basketball, swimming, softball, track and tennis

 

Koehler earned M.S. and Ed. D. degrees after graduating from WSU and became a teacher in high school then college.  At the time of her induction into the WSU Hall of Fame, she coached volleyball, basketball, tennis, and softball at Gustavus Adolphus College where she had worked since 1968.  Her Gustavus teams garnered many championships including NCAA regional titles and qualified for AIAW national tournaments.  She has held the state title in badminton and maintains memberships in several professional organizations including Kappa Delta Pi and the Olympic Society.  She was a delegate to the U.S. Olympic Academy in 1981.

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