Springfield College Cherokee Track Club (1974)

Item Information

Title:
Springfield College Cherokee Track Club (1974)
Description:
This photograph shows the Springfield College Cherokee Track Club in 1974, coached by Dave Herrington. Pictured above in the back row from left to right is: Coach Dave Herrington, Gwen Grosenbaugh, Lois Daniels, Mary Persechino, Mikki Hintsa, Eileen Craffey, Carol Demot, and Suzy Madsen. In the front row from left to right is: Wendy Harris, Meg Sutton, Laurie Lumsden, Dawn Bailey, Marie Tofani, Cindy Bartlett, Kate Denning, and Antoinette Brown.
Date:
1974
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Cherokee Track Club Materials
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Track and field
Springfield College--Track and Field--Women
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Women
Springfield College--Buildings
Memorial Field House
Bailey, Dawn
Brown, Antoinette J.
Craffey, Eileen M.
Daniels, Lois L.
Demot, Carol A.
Denning, Kathleen
Grosenbaugh, Gwen G.
Harris, Wendy L.
Herrington, David L.
Hintsa, Mary L.
Lumsden, Laureen D.
Madsen, Suzette M.
Tofani, Marie T.
Athletes
Track athletics
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/5891
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Herrington was a Springfield College graduate student in 1973, and as a graduate assistant he was designated to teach the women's skills and techniques course in track and field. At this time, there was no women's track team at Springfield College. However, the number of women that competed individually unattached at various national AAU track meets was growing. With the encouragement of Vern Cox, the men's Varisty Coach, Herrington sought to start a team, and the first practice was held on November 29, 1973. Besides scheduling competition and managing finances and fundraising, the team had a successful season and was the start to the women's varsity team coming in 1977.
Identifier:
track-field-women-1974-cherokee-track-club-team-photo