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2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which was signed in 1972. The law changed the landscape of college athletics, creating equal opportunities for female Athletes at the Collegiate level. This year, we celebrate the impact of Title IX on Arizona Athletics and Honor the women who paved the way and the Incredible success and Achievements of female Athletes and Women’s sports at Arizona.
“Title IX’s impact was nothing short of phenomenal,” Rocky LaRose, the first woman in Arizona history to receive a letterwinner’s jacket, who later became the head softball Coach, a longtime UA Administrator and nationally respected Advocate for Women’s Athletics. “From my student’s eyes, change and support for Women’s Athletics seemed to happen almost instantaneously. Suddenly we had a Director of Women’s Athletics, paid coaches and funding to travel, compete and receive Scholarships. It felt like we’d hit the Lottery. “I know this was a long time coming and was due to a lot of hard work and effort by those who came before the door was finally opened.”
Arizona has a rich Legacy of success in Women’s sports, with some of the best female Athletes across multiple sports making up some of the best teams Arizona Athletics has ever fielded. From All-Americans and national champions to Olympians and Olympic gold medalists, Arizona has been a place for women to succeed and achieve their athletic goals for decades. But their on-field success tells just part of the story. Arizona has consistently produced well-rounded female student-athletes with outstanding academic Achievements, a large presence in the Tucson community and the highest character Athletes.
Arizona’s history of producing versatile, prosperous student-athletes is recognized at a national level. Arizona has produced four NCAA Women of the Year, honoring the woman in the NCAA that displays Excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership – Tanya Hughes, Track and Field, 1994; Whitney Meyers, Swimming and Diving, 2007; Lacey Nymeyer, Swimming and Diving, 2009; Justine Schluntz, Swimming and Diving, 2010. In the award’s 30-year history, Arizona is tied with Georgia for the most award winners in the country as well as being the only school in the Pac-12 to have a Winner of this prestigious award .
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46 Olympic Medals
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115 Individual National Champions
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4 NCAA Women of the Year
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834 All-Americans
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45 Academic All-Americans
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41 Team Conference Titles
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15 Team NCAA Championships
Ina Gittings
Irma Lozano
Sue Hillman
Patty Kempner
Tanya Hughes
Susie Parra
Meg Ritchie
Annika Sorenstam
May Mickleson
1971 – Mary Roby helped create the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), and later she and then athletics director Cedric Dempsey were involved in joining the university’s men’s and women’s sports in the early 1980s, taking a national leadership role in combined programs.
1972 – Mary Roby founded the UA’s Women’s Athletics Department, becoming the first and only “Director of Women’s Athletics” for the W-ICA (Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Department)
1983 – Cedric Dempsey Hired Sue Hillman, the first female Head Athletics Trainer to oversee both men’s and women’s sports
1985 – Cedric Dempsey Hired Meg Ritchie, the first female Head Strength & Conditioning Coach to oversee both men’s and women’s sports
1991 – Arizona Softball wins first Women’s team title
1992 – Rocky LaRose becomes the first woman Administrator to oversee operations of Football and Men’s Basketball
1994 – Tanya Hughes wins Arizona’s first NCAA Woman of the Year Honor, later joined by Whitney Myers (2007), Lacey Nymeyer (2009) and Justine Schluntz (2012)
2009 – Rocky LaRose served as interim Athletics Director from Dec. 2009 to May 2010, the first woman to be appointed AD in school history
Arizona Wildcats’ Rise in Women’s Sports
Arizona Athletics has a rich history and tradition in women’s sports that goes back to the early 20th century. Arizona has been the home of the generational Trail Blazers, an iconic Women’s sports program and Championship Excellence from Women’s Athletic programs. On an Episode of the BearDown Podcast, Arizona Athletics icon Rocky LaRose discusses the impact of Title IX and the rise of Arizona’s Women’s Sports.
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