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May 23, 2013
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  Myrtle Mathisen Westerfeldt

Myrtle Mathisen Westerfeldt

Player Profile

Sport: Club Sports Teams (1923-27)
Inducted: 2004
Hometown: Fredericksburg, Texas

  • A "T Girl" who competed in women's sports during 1920s
  • Member of Woman Athletics Association teams in rifle, basketball, volleyball and swimming
  • Was a highly regarded science and math teacher in Fredericksburg
  • Also coached girls' sports teams and activities
  • Received degree in physics in 1927
  • Husband, W.C. "Westy" Westerfeldt, captained UT track team from 1930-31
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