Hall of Honor
With the first class of women admitted to the Institute in 1970, the following year saw the advent of women’s intercollegiate sports as freshmen Marie H. Beall, Katherine E. Delfosse, Debra L. Mielke, and Mary B. Ogilvie and sophomores Ann. E. Clemmens and Janet C. Wainwright formed the women’s fencing team. The squad competed in the foil across 12 matches, including the Intercollegiate Fencing Conference of Southern California Championships, where they improved against two of three opponents they had faced earlier in the year. This group helped pave the way for the bright future of women’s athletics at Caltech, with the Beavers now fielding eight women’s teams.
