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Early Women's Varsity Synchronized Swimming

Newspaper clipping from the Ann Arbor new showing Sheryl Szady holding the 'M' jacket after a vote by the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Szady was a star athlete on both the basketball team and the field hockey team before, during, and after the introduction of women's varsity athletics at U-M.

First Women's Varsity Field Hockey Team. Back row, left to right: Nathlie (Rennell) Strefling, Gail (Washburn) Jackson, Shellee Almquist, Gray Gilfillan, Cathy Nachman, Sheryl Szady, Sylia (Lang) Aretakis. Front row: Ellen Swagman Bruisma, Deb…