Colorado Woman Sports
Good stories don't have a gender preference
Month: August 2014
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Amelia Rose Earhart, the youngest woman to fly around the world in a single-engine aircraft, speaks at a Meet the Aviator reception at the Denver Place July 23. Photo by Cos Lindstrom • clindst1@msudenver.edu By Angelita Foster Amelia Rose Earhart completed a historic around-the-world flight July 11, recreating the flight that took her namesake’s…
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Freshman recruit Sabrina Naccarato pitches the ball onto the green during the women’s golf tryouts Aug. 27. Photo by pposton1@msudenver.edu By: Angelita Foster The newly formed Metro women’s golf team finished 12th Sept. 8 at the Colorado State University-Pueblo Open, a historical first for the university. The team shot 710 for the two-day tournament, exceeding head…
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Published October 23, 2013 in The Metropolitan Metro women’s golfer junior Jasmine Roland. Environmental portrait by Courtland Wilson • cwils104@msudenver.edu by Angelita Foster Raised in small-town Cottonwood, Ariz., Jazmine Roland didn’t have the advantage of well manicured greens or a golf professional, or even a girl’s team to play on – what she did…
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“I think the recruiting process for athletes going from high school to college is the same for females and males. As a female, I have an opportunity to get a scholarship, to get a free education for my athletic ability just like a male does.” ~Jenessa Burke, Basketball, Sophomore Title IX turns 40 this…
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Jablonski: skill and confidence in the net Metro women’s soccer goalkeeper Nicole Jablonski chose MSU Denver and Division II over numerous Division I offers. Photo by Danielle Shriver • dshrive2@msudenver.edu By Angelita Foster Nicole Jablonski isn’t big physically. At only 5 feet 5 inches, she doesn’t take up much of the net, but this freshman goalie can…