Fresno State Athletics
Our Day in Sports is Every Day
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Feb. 2, 2000
FRESNO, Calif. - In 1971, the year before the passage of Title IX, only one in 27 girls competed in high school sports. Today, that number is one in three.
Fresno State, which is committed to providing the best opportunities it can for women and their arena of sport, recognizes that the visibility and success of Bulldog Athletics is to be thanked in large part to the women athletes of today and those before them.
With the 14th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day to be celebrated nationwide on February 9, the Fresno State Athletic Department will honor its women's teams and coaches on the national day with a special celebration on campus from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The first 300 individuals who register will receive free give-a-ways which include a copy of Real Sports Magazine, autographed sports book and posters.
"Our Day in Sports is Every Day" is the theme of the 14th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day as the event will be observed nationwide. For the fourth straight year, the Fresno State Athletic Department will pay tribute to its female student-athletes and coaching staff.
Featuring all nine Fresno State women's sports teams, Fresno State will conduct information sessions from 7:00 p.m. - 8:25 p.m. in the North Gym, North Gym Annex and South Gym this year. For those not wishing to attend the sessions, Fresno State student-athletes will lead mini-clinics during the sessions. From 8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., there will be an autograph session with Fresno State student-athletes and their coaching staff as well as a raffle and refreshments.
Three topics will be offered during each session with Fresno State coaches and administrators serving as guest speakers:
1). Recruiting Team (head coaches of volleyball, soccer, basketball and softball)2). Recruiting Individual (head coaches of cross country/track, equestrian, swimming & tennis)3). Nutrition and Conditioning (strength and conditioning head coach Ed Nordenschild)
National Girls & Women in Sports Day was organized to remember and honor the dignity, spirit, and commitment to excellence by USA Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman, who died suddenly of Marfan's Syndrome during a game in 1986.
The Women's Sports Foundation's Flo Hyman Award is awarded annually on National Girls & Women Sports Day to the female athlete who exemplifies Hyman's spirit. Past recipients include gymnast Mary Lou Retton, tennis champions Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, track and field stars Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Evelyn Ashford, golfers Nancy Lopez and Patty Sheehan, world disabled ski champion Diana Golden, basketball champion Lynette Woodard, seven-time Olympic gymnastic gold medalist Nadia Comaneci, and the most decorated U.S. athlete in Winter Olympics history in speedskater Bonnie Blair.
National Girls & Women Sports Day is sponsored by five prominent national organizations: Girls Inc., Girl Scouts of the USA, National Association of Girls and Women in Sports, Women's Sports Foundation, and YWCA of the USA National Board.
To register and to receive more information on the event at Fresno State, call the Bulldog Marketing Office at (559) 244-2800.