The school’s first four-year All-American athlete, Catherine Desrosiers '82 was an exceptional swimmer at Clark, while also rowing on the crew team one season.
A four-time participant at the NCAA National Swimming Championships, Desrosiers earned All-American honors six times in her career in the 200 breaststroke (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982), 100 breaststroke (1980), and 400 individual medley (1979).
In her senior season, she was the national runner-up in the 200 breastsroke, and she had three additional top 10 NCAA performances that season. She also led the 1981-1982 team to a finish of 16th among the 40 schools participating in the NCAA meet.
A team captain, Desrosiers was the recipient of the Athletic Department’s M. Hazel Hughes Trophy as Clark's top female senior athlete in 1982.
She graduated with six school records: 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 50 and 100 butterfly; and as part of the record-setting 400 medley relay team.
Catherine is married to Michael Bisceglia (Clark Class of 1979) wih whom she has three children: Megan, Andrea, and Erin.
Presenter:
Dr. Michael Bisceglia ‘79 (husband)
