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Ethel "Teach" Wentworth

Year Inducted: 1974
Nominated By: Ruth Hulsey
Sports Competed In: Rifle
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Coach

Ethel Wentworth

High School:
Attended Tama H.S., in Tama, IA.

College:
Went to Iowa State Teachers College for two years then Colorado State College of Education.

Coaching Career:
Head rifle coach at Pueblo Centennial H.S. for 36 years. This was considered an extra-curricular activity.

Achievements:
Coaching:
● More than 20 of her students won the Coveted Distinguished Rifleman's Medal of the National Rifle Association (NRA).
● During one 10 year span, her teams placed consistently among the top 10 in the nation.
● Her teams won more than 15 State Championships and one national title.

Occupation:
Teacher and coach in School District #60 at Pueblo Centennial H.S., and Thatcher Elementary.

Personal:
Lived in Pueblo, CO... Passed away on May 15, 1990.

GPSA "W" By The Numbers

LEGEND: p = awarded posthumously; ^= attended first meeting; * = deceased;+ = charter member (placed after year inducted)

1
Administrator/Contributor
George Williams, Sr. (1980)

Athlete/Coach
John Wristen (2015)

Athlete/Coach/Contributor
Bruce Ernest Watkins (1985*)

Attended H.S. Outside Colorado
Ethel Wentworth (1974*)
Tama H.S., Tama, IA

Attended Pueblo Catholic H.S.
Frank Whalen (2025)

Attended Pueblo Central H.S.
Rodney A. Wallace (1978*)

Attended Pueblo County H.S.
Nikole Marie Whitaker (2016)

Attended Pueblo South H.S.
John Wristen (2015)

Baseball
Frank Whalen (2025)

Basketball
Frank Whalen (2025)

Big Game Hunter
Mahlon Thatcher White (1981)

Car Racing
Lou Henry Willschau (2018*p)

Contributor
Wilbur Wayne Wright (1991*)

Honorees Awarded Posthumously
Lou Henry Willschau (2018*p)

Rifle
Ethel Wentworth (1974*)

Swimming
Travis J. Wolther (2014)

Wrestling
Rick Wayne Willits (2005)

2
Athlete/Contributor
Frank Whalen (2025)
Lou Henry Willschau (2018*p)

Attended H.S. Inside Colorado
Larry G. Wagner (2000)
Fort Morgan H.S., Fort Morgan, CO
George Williams, Sr. (1980)
Fountain H.S., Fountain, CO

Attended Pueblo East H.S.
Rick Wayne Willits (2005)
Thomas Michael Waters (2004)

Track
Thomas Michael Waters (2004)
Bruce Ernest Watkins (1985*)

3
Attended Pueblo Centennial H.S.
Travis J. Wolther (2014)
Bruce Ernest Watkins (1985*)
Mahlon Thatcher White (1981)

Coach
Thomas Michael Waters (2004)
Larry G. Wagner (2000)
Ethel Wentworth (1974*)

Softball
Frank Whalen (2025)
Nikole Marie Whitaker (2016)
Thomas Michael Waters (2004)

4
Athlete
Nikole Marie Whitaker (2016)
Travis J. Wolther (2014)
Rick Wayne Willits (2005)
Rodney A. Wallace (1978*)

5
Football
Frank Whalen (2025)
John Wristen (2015)
Thomas Michael Waters (2004)
Bruce Ernest Watkins (1985*)
Rodney A. Wallace (1978*)

Honorees Deceased
Lou Henry Willschau (2018*p)
Wilbur Wayne Wright (1991*)
Bruce Ernest Watkins (1985*)
Rodney A. Wallace (1978*)
Ethel Wentworth (1974*)

14
Honorees in "W" Section

REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN GPSA INDUCTEES

The Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) has announced a list of honorees that have passed since the 2024 induction ceremony on Nov. 14.

Tony Hegler 11/23/2024 Class of 2013	Nick Charles Graham 01/13/2025 Class of 2004	David Stanley Knapp 01/14/2025 Class of 1998	Steve Cathcart 01/15/2025 Class of 2004
Vern D. Cochran 08/24/2025 Class of 1983	Richard Pike 06/26/2025 15 yr. GPSA Member	Dewie Thornton 06/27/2025 Class of 1998