FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – As Razorback Athletics concludes of one of the biggest years of collective success in program historical past, it additionally pauses to rejoice the brave girls who led the approach and the many different advocates who helped pave the approach for alternatives for feminine student-athletes at the University of Arkansas. This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX, the regulation that supplied for equitable alternatives in lots of areas, together with athletics.
In 2021-22 alone, Arkansas has gained eight Southeastern Conference Championships and earned eight top-10 nationwide finishes, together with 5 league titles and 4 top-10 finishes in girls’s sports activities. With the sustained success the University of Arkansas enjoys right this moment inside its girls’s sports activities applications, it could be tough for some to think about that not way back, feminine student-athletes didn’t have the alternative to compete for championships as half of the Razorback program.
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX and the wealthy historical past of girls’s sports activities at the University of Arkansas, Razorback Athletics will likely be highlighting some vital milestones and recognizing some of those that have contributed to the development and success of girls’s sports activities in Fayetteville. Join us this week on the Title IX Anniversary residence web page on ArkansasRazorbacks.com, as we replicate on our humble beginnings and rejoice the exceptional accomplishments of girls’s sports activities at the University of Arkansas.
Be certain to observe us on social media @ArkRazorbacks (Twitter), ArkRazorbacks (Instagram) for a celebration of reminiscences and a really particular announcement this week.