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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> [[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.
'''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.


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. She played with the US Field Hockey Touring team from 1956 to 1969.<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> Alison also 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 coordinator and internationally rated umpire 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. She played with the US Field Hockey Touring team from 1956 to 1969.<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> Alison also 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 '59 - Field Hockey/Lacrosse|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 coordinator and internationally rated umpire for more than 40 years.


Alison also was a competitive alpine ski racer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Imogene Opton Fish and Alison Hersey Risch to be inducted into Mount Holyoke Hall of Fame on Saturday|publisher=The Conway Daily Sun|access-date=March 23, 2022|url=https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/imogene-opton-fish-and-alison-hersey-risch-to-be-inducted-into-mount-holyoke-hall-of/article_460b86b0-6fb3-59b1-82b0-486d6e7b015e.html}}</ref>
Alison also was a competitive alpine ski racer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Imogene Opton Fish and Alison Hersey Risch to be inducted into Mount Holyoke Hall of Fame on Saturday|publisher=The Conway Daily Sun|access-date=March 23, 2022|url=https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/imogene-opton-fish-and-alison-hersey-risch-to-be-inducted-into-mount-holyoke-hall-of/article_460b86b0-6fb3-59b1-82b0-486d6e7b015e.html}}</ref>

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Alison Hersey Risch
Risch in her US Field Hockey Touring Team Jacket
Personal information
BornOctober 23, 1936 (1936-10-23) (age 88)
Winchester, Massachusetts,, U.S.

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. She played with the US Field Hockey Touring team from 1956 to 1969.[2] Alison also 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 coordinator and internationally rated umpire for more than 40 years.

Alison also was a competitive alpine ski racer.[5]

In January 1988, she became one of the charter inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame.[6] In 2003 she was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame,[7] the Mount Holyoke Athletics Hall of Fame (inaugural class) [4] and the Winchester High School Hall of Fame.[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Morning Call: 23 Women Become First to Enter U.S. 'HALL' Field Hockey". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "MH News: A Truly Wide World of Sports - Alison Hersey Risch". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Winchester Alumni Spotlight: Alison Hersey Risch reflects on her lifelong love of sports". Wicked Local. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Alison Hersey Risch '59 - Field Hockey/Lacrosse". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Imogene Opton Fish and Alison Hersey Risch to be inducted into Mount Holyoke Hall of Fame on Saturday". The Conway Daily Sun. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USA Field Hockey. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "List of National Lacrosse Hall of Fame members". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclodedia. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Winchester Sports Foundation. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
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