You are invited to join coaches, faculty, former teammates, classmates and other alumni to relive moments and rekindle memories
Forty Years into the Games, Meets and Matches:
How Much Has Changed in Women's Athletics at Amherst?
Stirn Auditorium
Amherst College
On November 2, 1974, the Amherst College Board of Trustees voted: "Beginning with the academic year 1975-1976, Amherst College will admit women candidates for the B.A. degree." These words, while limited in number, propelled our college forward and on to a significantly greater number of new paths. One of these paths was and remains today, women's athletics. In 1976, crew became Amherst's first women's intercollegiate sports program, followed shortly thereafter by field hockey, basketball, and squash. Today, Amherst women participate and compete in 14 varsity sports programs, a large number of intramural undertakings, and several club sports. The Friends of Amherst Athletics invites you to join a leading pioneer of this journey, Michelle Morgan, Professor of Physical Education and Athletics along with student-athlete alumnae representing the past four decades of women athletes at Amherst, to hear their remembrances of "starting out", challenges faced, successes achieved, memories made (and those hoped forgotten!), and wishes for Amherst's women student-athletes for the next four decades. Alumnae remarks by: Amy Skilbred '81, Gail (Regenstreif) Glick '91, Rebecca Ginzburg '01, Christina Wong '11, and Brianna Cook '16.
Questions? Please contact Friends of Amherst Athletics at foaa@amherst.edu.