Michelle Menkens
1961-1970 – Age Group swimming starting at age 5.
1970-1971 – Joined the Tacoma
Swim Club under Dick Hannula.
Participated
in my first Sr. Nationals in Huston,
Tx
.
1971-1973 – Our family moved to Hot Springs,
Arkansas
and did not swim.
1973-1974 – Returned to Coos Bay,
Oregon. Swam for Marshfield
High School
.
State Champion in the
50 Free, 2nd in the 100 Free.
Qualified for Sr. Nationals
6th place in
Junior Nationals.
Graduated from
Marshfield
.
1974-1978 –
University
of
Oregon
.
Collegiate National
Champion in the 50 Free in 1975.
Qualified for Nationals every year.
Ten time All-American
Voted Oregon’s Athlete of the Year in the
Spring of 1975.
Graduated in
1978 with bachelor’s degree in Physical Education.
1978-1980 – Substitute taught and coached
Cottage Grove
School District
.
One year contract at Albany
High School. Coached boys and girls
swimming.
1980
- Moved to Tacoma
,
Wa
. and started working for Weyerhaeuser Company in
wood products.
1993
- Inducted into the University
of
Oregon
Hall of Fame.
Present – Working
for Huttig Building Products as a product manager for all panel sales.
Responsible for five different locations, 25 million in sales.
Michelle has two boys Aaron 17 and Charlie 11. |