MARY LOU FRETZ ROUSH

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1966
Field Hockey, Basketball, Tennis

NPHS MVP Athlete, 1966
Inducted Into Bluffton College Hall of Fame
Lettered all four years in Basketball, Volleyball, and Tennis
Undefeated in college Tennis in singles and doubles.
Bluffton College MVP Female Athlete, 1970

Inducted 2005

North Penn High School, 1966 

Played three years on varsity field hockey, basketball and tennis; captain of each as a senior.  Most Valuable Female Athlete, 1966.  A finalist in Jr. Tennis Tournament at Merion Cricket Club and Idlehour Tennis Club in 1965.  A graduate of Bluffton College in 1970, where she lettered all 4 years in college basketball, volleyball and tennis.  Went undefeated in college tennis singles and doubles; MVP Female Athlete in 1970.  Also first woman athlete elected to Bluffton College Athletic Hall of Fame.  She was Lima, OH, Sports Woman of the Year in 1976.  Played Women's Semi-Pro Basketball in Toledo, OH, 1971-73, and presently plays on Lima Area Women's Basketball Team and runs 5K and 10K road races; Coaches Jr. Girls' tennis, soccer, basketball and golf.  Mary Lou has won many tennis tournaments in Lima area, played in Virginia Slims Tennis Tournament in Columbus, OH, 1978; Shawnee Country Club Golf Captain, 1994; serves on Bluffton College Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee since 1993; May 1998 Gold Medalist Ohio Senior Olympics (age 50-54) in Women's Tennis Singles & Doubles.  Silver Medalist in Badminton singles.  Oct. 1999 represented Ohio at the Senior Olympics in 3 events at Disney World in Orlando, FL.