Dannette Leininger

Dannette Leininger was a softball star at the University of Minnesota, earning All-Big 10 honors in 1984-85. She played handball for the United States at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, and won US Olympic Festival gold medals in handball at the 1986, 1991, and 1994 events. She also won Pan American gold medals in 1987 and 1995.

Leininger worked in administration for USA Handball from 1994-2006. She then worked for the Boston YMCA from 2006-08. In 2008 she moved into the New York Parks Department and became manager of the Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens. In 2009 Leininger was named Deputy Chief of Recreation for Manhattan, New York.

Leininger is a member of the Bloomington, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame and the University of Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame.