Barbara Bliss Mahnke
'86
At ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é:
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in four straight years
- Anchored six different relays to All-America honors
- Helped ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é place 13th out of 63 teams at the NCAAs as a senior
- Qualified for NCAAs in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 medley relay each setting a school record
- Her 400 medley relay team earned All-America honors in four straight years with a best finish of 6th place nationally
- Set several individual records in freestyle and individual medley events
Post Graduate:
- Moved to Hickory, North Carolina and worked for 22 years at SIECOR/Corning Cable Systems in engineering, sales, and various other management positions
- Taught math at a local university, then taught math and physics at a local high school
- Married Peter Mahnke in 1961 and they raised four boys
- Her hobbies in retirement include quilting, playing the cello, and rescuing dog
