Lynette Woodward has been named as the 2010 Guiding Woman in Sport by NAGWS. Woodward was a two time Olympian, four time Kodak All American, and two time GTE Academic All American while at the University of Kansas.
Lynette still holds the record as being the best women's college basketball scorer in history having scored a total of 3,649 points. She has been a trailblazer in sports, and has been honored with 12 different Hall of Fame inductions. Woodward also made history by being the first female Harlem Globetrotter.
Woodward played for the WNBA (1997-99), was Captain of the USA Gold Metal Team (1984), and played overseas for Italy while leading that team to a National Championship. She was the first Triple Crown Winner all in the same year.
Other Guiding Women in Sport include C. Vivian Stringer, Robin Roberts, Willye B. White and Donna Lopiano.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Quotes to Compete
“Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.”
-Billie Jean King, Founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation
-Billie Jean King, Founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation
Monday, November 21, 2011
Soccer: NAGWS Celebrates Women's Professional Soccer at the White House
In 2010 the NAGWS President Shawn Ladda joined President Obama in honoring Sky Blue FC, the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer League Champion. Eight Northeast Area soccer players were invited to visit the White House, see President Obama, and be a part of commending outstanding athletes.
Obama congratulated Sky Blue FC for their perseverance through three coaching changes during the season. He also recognized and was impressed by the team being victorious in three straight road games within the span of eight days to claim the inaugural WPS Championship.
Click here to see Obama Honor Sky Blue FC:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/president-obama-welcomes-sky-blue-fc
Obama congratulated Sky Blue FC for their perseverance through three coaching changes during the season. He also recognized and was impressed by the team being victorious in three straight road games within the span of eight days to claim the inaugural WPS Championship.
Click here to see Obama Honor Sky Blue FC:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/president-obama-welcomes-sky-blue-fc
Friday, November 18, 2011
2 Oklahoma State Coaches Die in Plane Crash
The Oklahoma State women's basketball coach, Kurt Budke, and assistant coach, Miranda Serna, were killed during a small plane crash. The plane carried them on a recruiting trip in Arkansas.
Head Coach Kurt Budke had begun his seventh season at Oklahoma State and had a 112-83 record. He turned around women's basketball at O.S.U. and reached the N.C.A.A. tournament in three of the past five years.
The Oklahoma State community is devastated by the crash. Budke was a leader and had a tremendous impact on his athletes. He was an amazing coach and person. Kurt strengthened the basketball program and led them to new levels of success.
It was Serna's seventh season as an assistant coach at the university. She played at Trinity Valley Community College of Texas and after graduating coached there as well. Miranda had the potential to be a great head coach and was a great role model for her student-athletes.
Our hearts go out to the Oklahoma State University Community.
Head Coach Kurt Budke had begun his seventh season at Oklahoma State and had a 112-83 record. He turned around women's basketball at O.S.U. and reached the N.C.A.A. tournament in three of the past five years.
The Oklahoma State community is devastated by the crash. Budke was a leader and had a tremendous impact on his athletes. He was an amazing coach and person. Kurt strengthened the basketball program and led them to new levels of success.
It was Serna's seventh season as an assistant coach at the university. She played at Trinity Valley Community College of Texas and after graduating coached there as well. Miranda had the potential to be a great head coach and was a great role model for her student-athletes.
Our hearts go out to the Oklahoma State University Community.
Volleyball: Title IX Ruling in Favor of Women's Volleyball Team
A United States District Judge, Stefan Underhill ruled that Quinnipiac University was in violation of Title IX with the cutting of the women's volleyball team as a varsity sport and introducing a competitive cheer team. Underhill said that, "a competitive cheerleading team does not qualify as a varsity sport for the purposes of Title IX."
The Judge ordered Quinnipiac to issue a compliance plan within 60 days, which will request to continue the women's volleyball team during the 2010-11 season.
In the future, competitive cheer has the potential to qualify as a sport under Title IX. However, cheer is still too underdeveloped and disorganized to be considered as offering athletic opportunities for students.
Additionally, Underhill took issue with other Quinnipiac varsity roster numbers. In particular, he found that certain athletes were counted three times for cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track. The University is working on decreasing the size of its men's rosters and increasing the size of its women's rosters.
The Judge ordered Quinnipiac to issue a compliance plan within 60 days, which will request to continue the women's volleyball team during the 2010-11 season.
In the future, competitive cheer has the potential to qualify as a sport under Title IX. However, cheer is still too underdeveloped and disorganized to be considered as offering athletic opportunities for students.
Additionally, Underhill took issue with other Quinnipiac varsity roster numbers. In particular, he found that certain athletes were counted three times for cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track. The University is working on decreasing the size of its men's rosters and increasing the size of its women's rosters.
Quotes to Compete
"Sports remain a great metaphor for life's more difficult lessons. It was through athletics that many of us first came to understand that fear can be tamed; that on a team the whole is more than the sum of its parts; and that the ability to be heroic lies, to a surprising degree, within."
-Susan Casey
-Susan Casey
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Swimming: Trojan Swimmer One of the Most Versatile in the NCAA
Katinka Hosszu, a talented swimmer at the University of Southern California, is one of the most versatile swimmers in the NCAA and is a threat to win any race that she competes in.
She is an Olympic, World Champion gold medalist and eight-time All-American from Hungary. She currently owns the USC records in the 200Y and the 400Y IM and 200Y fly and in three relays. Hosszu was a three time champion at the 2010 U.S. Short Course Nationals in the 200Y and 400Y IM and the 200Y fly. She helped USC to relay wins in the 400Y medley and the 800Y free.
As a sophomore, Hosszu was a four-time All-American and finished second at the NCAA Championships in the 200Y fly and third in the 400Y IM.
One of her greatest accomplished was at the 2010 European Short Course Championships where she won two gold medals in front of hometown fans in Budapest, Hungary.
She is an Olympic, World Champion gold medalist and eight-time All-American from Hungary. She currently owns the USC records in the 200Y and the 400Y IM and 200Y fly and in three relays. Hosszu was a three time champion at the 2010 U.S. Short Course Nationals in the 200Y and 400Y IM and the 200Y fly. She helped USC to relay wins in the 400Y medley and the 800Y free.
As a sophomore, Hosszu was a four-time All-American and finished second at the NCAA Championships in the 200Y fly and third in the 400Y IM.
One of her greatest accomplished was at the 2010 European Short Course Championships where she won two gold medals in front of hometown fans in Budapest, Hungary.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Softball: University of Tennessee Pitcher is an All-time Leader
Monica Abbott, University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers pitcher from 2004-2007, is the NCAA Division I Softball all-time leader in career wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, games started, and games pitched.
In 2007 she was the recipient of the 2007 Honda Sports Award for the Top Collegiate Softball Player in the U.S. and was also named the 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Softball Player of the Year. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA.
Her greatest award was on October 16, 2007, when she won the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year award for Team Sports Athletes.
Abbott was a two-time World Champion for the U.S. in 2006 and 2010.
In 2007 she was the recipient of the 2007 Honda Sports Award for the Top Collegiate Softball Player in the U.S. and was also named the 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Softball Player of the Year. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA.
Her greatest award was on October 16, 2007, when she won the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year award for Team Sports Athletes.
Abbott was a two-time World Champion for the U.S. in 2006 and 2010.
Basketball: The Winningest Coach in NCAA Division II Basketball History
Barbara Stevens, currently the Division II Women's Basketball Coach at Bentley University, has the most victories out of any coach in Women's Division II Basketball History. On Dec. 19, 2010, Stevens became the fifth coach in NCAA Women's Basketball History to reach the 800- career win milestone. She joined Pat Summit, Jody Conradt, C. Vivian Stringer and Sylvia Hatchell in the elite 800-win club.
Stevens finished her 2010-11 season, her 34th as a head coach, with a record of 821-240, including 664-149 with the Bentley Falcons. This year her team enters the 2012-11 season ranked #2 in the Nation.
Stevens received the ultimate honor in April 2006 when she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. She was also inducted into the Bentley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
Coach Stevens is an amazing coach and a very hard working woman that has inspired many of her players to become coaches. Lauren Moore, a Bentley Alumni and former player of Stevens, stated proudly, "I went to Bentley to become a college coach. I didn't go there to get a business degree like everyone else. I wanted to go to Bentley to learn from Coach Stevens."
Stevens outworks every one of her peers and that is why she is the most successful coach in NCAA Division II Women's Basketball History.
Stevens finished her 2010-11 season, her 34th as a head coach, with a record of 821-240, including 664-149 with the Bentley Falcons. This year her team enters the 2012-11 season ranked #2 in the Nation.
Stevens received the ultimate honor in April 2006 when she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. She was also inducted into the Bentley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
Coach Stevens is an amazing coach and a very hard working woman that has inspired many of her players to become coaches. Lauren Moore, a Bentley Alumni and former player of Stevens, stated proudly, "I went to Bentley to become a college coach. I didn't go there to get a business degree like everyone else. I wanted to go to Bentley to learn from Coach Stevens."
Stevens outworks every one of her peers and that is why she is the most successful coach in NCAA Division II Women's Basketball History.
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