Athletics Hall of Fame
Gretchen led the Dutchwomen volleyball team to a 75-47 record (.615) in her career, 1993-96. She led Union to back-to-back New York State Tournament bids for the first time ever. The 1994 team set a record with 24 wins and was the captain in ’95 and ’96. She led Union to second place finish in UCAA in 1995 and the team was fifth in the 1996 NYSWCAA tournament, Union’s best finish ever. Belanger is Union all-time career leader in blocks (973), blocks/game (2.88), hitting % (.289) and is the first Dutchwoman to record 1,000 digs & 1,000 kills (only one other player has done that since). She ranks fifth in aces (253), second in aces/game (.75) and is second all-time for digs in a match (36), and first in match total blocks (21).
