Sports Hall of Fame
Gretchen Gerken '10 brought home five state championships during her career as a Friar student-athlete, three with the women's basketball program and two with softball. During her three softball seasons at Bishop Lynch, she was named to the All-State team three times, All-Tournament team twice, District Defensive Play of the Year, District Offensive Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year. As a freshman in 2007, she was the team's starting pitcher for Bishop Lynch's first softball state championship in program history. Three years later she hit the game-winning grand slam to clinch the 2010 state championship. On the court, Gretchen was a key player in three state championship victories in a row with wins in 2008, 2009, and 2010. She received both All-State and Academic All-State recognitions in 2009 during her junior year along with being named to the All-Tournament teams during her junior and senior years.
