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'''Alison Hersey Risch''' (born October 23, 1936), formerly '''Alison Hersey''', is a former American [[field hockey]]<ref name=MORNCALL>{{cite web|title=The Morning Call: 23 Women Become First to Enter U.S. 'HALL' Field Hockey|publisher=The Morning Call|access-date=May 1, 2021|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1988-01-17-2621328-story.html}}</ref> |
'''Alison Hersey Risch''' (born October 23, 1936), formerly '''Alison Hersey''', is a former American [[field hockey]],<ref name=MORNCALL>{{cite web|title=The Morning Call: 23 Women Become First to Enter U.S. 'HALL' Field Hockey|publisher=The Morning Call|access-date=May 1, 2021|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1988-01-17-2621328-story.html}}</ref> [[lacrosse]] player<ref name=MHNEWS>{{cite web|title=MH News: A Truly Wide World of Sports - Alison Hersey Risch|publisher=Mount Holyoke College|access-date=March 24, 2021|url=https://athletics.mtholyoke.edu/sports/fh/2009-10/releases/5681788.html}}</ref> and official. |
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She was a three sport athlete (Field Hockey, Basketball and Softball<ref name=WLOCAL>{{cite web|title=Winchester Alumni Spotlight: Alison Hersey Risch reflects on her lifelong love of sports|publisher=Wicked Local|access-date=October 25, 2021|url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/the-winchester-star/2021/10/25/winchester-alumni-spotlight-alison-hersey-risch-class-1954/8471227002/}}</ref>) at [[Winchester High School (Massachusetts)|Winchester High School]] in [[Winchester, Massachusetts]]. Alison attended [[Mount Holyoke College]] from 1955 to 1959 and played on the U.S. national lacrosse team from 1961 to 1970 and as team captain in 1964.<ref name=MHHOF>{{cite web|title=Alison Hersey Risch|publisher=Mount Holyoke College|access-date=January 13, 2021|url=http://athletics.mtholyoke.edu/information/hall_of_fame/risch}}</ref> After graduating from Mount Holyoke, Alison earned a master's degree from [[Tufts University]]. She later served as a field hockey coach at [[Kennett High School (New Hampshire)|Kennett High School]] in [[Conway, New Hampshire]]. She also served as a match official and coordinator for more than 40 years. |
She was a three sport athlete (Field Hockey, Basketball and Softball<ref name=WLOCAL>{{cite web|title=Winchester Alumni Spotlight: Alison Hersey Risch reflects on her lifelong love of sports|publisher=Wicked Local|access-date=October 25, 2021|url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/the-winchester-star/2021/10/25/winchester-alumni-spotlight-alison-hersey-risch-class-1954/8471227002/}}</ref>) at [[Winchester High School (Massachusetts)|Winchester High School]] in [[Winchester, Massachusetts]]. Alison attended [[Mount Holyoke College]] from 1955 to 1959 and played on the U.S. national lacrosse team from 1961 to 1970 and as team captain in 1964.<ref name=MHHOF>{{cite web|title=Alison Hersey Risch|publisher=Mount Holyoke College|access-date=January 13, 2021|url=http://athletics.mtholyoke.edu/information/hall_of_fame/risch}}</ref> After graduating from Mount Holyoke, Alison earned a master's degree from [[Tufts University]]. She later served as a field hockey coach at [[Kennett High School (New Hampshire)|Kennett High School]] in [[Conway, New Hampshire]]. She also served as a match official and coordinator for more than 40 years. |
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Alison Hersey Risch (born October 23, 1936), formerly Alison Hersey, is a former American field hockey,[1] lacrosse player[2] and official.
She was a three sport athlete (Field Hockey, Basketball and Softball[3]) at Winchester High School in Winchester, Massachusetts. Alison attended Mount Holyoke College from 1955 to 1959 and played on the U.S. national lacrosse team from 1961 to 1970 and as team captain in 1964.[4] After graduating from Mount Holyoke, Alison earned a master's degree from Tufts University. She later served as a field hockey coach at Kennett High School in Conway, New Hampshire. She also served as a match official and coordinator for more than 40 years.
In January 1988, she became one of the charter inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame.[5] She was also inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame,[6] the Mount Holyoke Athletics Hall of Fame (inaugural class) [4] and the Winchester High School Hall of Fame.[7]
References
- ^ "The Morning Call: 23 Women Become First to Enter U.S. 'HALL' Field Hockey". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "MH News: A Truly Wide World of Sports - Alison Hersey Risch". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Winchester Alumni Spotlight: Alison Hersey Risch reflects on her lifelong love of sports". Wicked Local. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Alison Hersey Risch". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USA Field Hockey. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". US Lacrosse. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Winchester Sports Foundation. Retrieved March 8, 2021.