The same week she finished third at the 1964 USA Amateur Athletic Union adult national championships; she reprised her bronze medal performance at the 1966 AAU finals.
The following year, Gerrish placed third at the Pan-American Games Trials; she also recorded a lifetime-best throw of 54.50 meters, to rank 11th worldwide in 1967.
Her personal bests still stand as records in Michigan, Ohio and New York, partly due to a later design change in the javelin.
She later took up tennis and played number one doubles on the winning women's open 5.0 team at the USTA national league championships in 1986.
[1][2] Joined by Olympians Francie Kraker and Micki King, Gerrish was one of several sportswomen who represented the Michigammes Athletic Club of Ann Arbor, Michigan.