Augsburg is observing the 35th anniversary of its varsity women鈥檚 athletic program, as well as the rich history of women鈥檚 athletics prior to the Title IX era. Augsburg鈥檚 varsity women鈥檚 basketball and volleyball teams started in 1972, along with gymnastics and tennis.
The Sept. 28 celebration will begin at 5 p.m., with a reception in the LaVonne Johnson Peterson Health and Physical Education on the third floor of the Kennedy Center. At 6:30 p.m., athletes and former athletes will proceed in a 鈥淧arade of Champions鈥� from the Kennedy Center to the Foss Center, where official athletic 鈥淎鈥� letters will be presented to all women who participated in sports at Augsburg prior to 1988. Continue reading “Celebrating 35 Years of Women's Sports at Augsburg”