Lois Bowers, Gettysburg College
Field Hockey, W. Lacrosse, W. Basketball, W. Swimming, W. Tennis Coach – 1969-1992
Lois Bowers was instrumental in the growth and success of many Gettysburg College women’s sports teams during her 23 years of service. She coached five different Gettysburg teams in total during her tenure from 1969-1992. Bowers started at Gettysburg as the women’s basketball coach, racking up 22 wins over four seasons, then making the move to coaching both women’s tennis (1975-1976), and the first four varsity seasons of the women’s swim team (1975-1978). Next, beginning in 1979, Bowers took on the role of leading both the field hockey team and women’s lacrosse team. She guided the Bullets to MAC titles in 1979 and 1980, an Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Title in 1980, and a 102-81-26 career record. The success continued for Bowers on the lacrosse field as well, where she earned 99 career victories, culminating in a MAC Championship and fifth-place finish in the AIAW tournament in 1981. Bowers also served as the Women’s Athletic Coordinator from 1984-1992. She was inducted into the Gettysburg College Hall of Fame in 2002.
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