10 Influential Women Breaking Barriers in Sports Industry by Carole Argo

10 INFLUENTIAL WOMEN BREAKING
BARRIERS IN SPORTS INDUSTRY
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:
Presentation by Carole Argo

THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
THEME FOR 2016 HONORS WOMEN WHO
HAVE SHAPED AMERICA’S HISTORY AND
ITS FUTURE THROUGH THEIR PUBLIC
SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP.
WOMEN’S HISTORY
MONTH IN MARCH
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10 INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN SPORTS
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
▸ Although often overlooked and
undervalued, collectively they have
dramatically inﬂuenced our public
policy and the building of viable
institutions and organizations.
▸ From championing basic human
rights to ensuring access and equal
opportunity for all Americans, they
have led the way in establishing a
stronger and more democratic
country. Image source: www.public.navy.mil
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THIS 2016 YEAR MARKS A
SPECIAL TIME IN WOMEN’S
HISTORY AND SPORTS.
WOMEN’S HISTORY
MONTH IN SPORTS
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HERE ARE 10 INSPIRATIONAL
WOMEN MAKING HISTORY IN
THE SPORTS INDUSTRY:

THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD MO'NE DAVIS WAS
THE FACE OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD
SERIES IN AUGUST 2014 AFTER SHE
BECAME THE FIRST GIRL TO WIN A GAME
IN LLWS HISTORY.
1. MO’NE DAVIS
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#1: 10 INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN SPORTS
MO’NE DAVIS
▸ With a 70 mph fastball, she led her
Philadelphia team, the Taney
Dragons, to a 4-0 victory over
Nashville, Tennessee.
▸ She was later named the youngest-
ever AP Female Athlete of the Year,
and was selected as Sports Kid of
the Year by "Sports Illustrated" --
among many other
accomplishments.
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MISSY FRANKLIN EMERGED ONTO
THE NATIONAL SWIMMING SCENE
AT THE 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
TRIALS AT JUST 13 YEARS OLD.
2. MISSY FRANKLIN
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MISSY FRANKLIN
▸ While she failed to qualify for the
2008 Games, she would quickly
become a global force in the pool.
▸ In 2010, Franklin won multiple
medals at the world
championships -- her ﬁrst podium
trip in international competition.
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MISSY FRANKLIN CONTINUED…
▸ A known power by the 2012 London
Olympics, Franklin took home an
astonishing four gold medals and a
bronze, setting the world record in the
200-meter backstroke and 400 medley
relay.
▸ Her ﬁve-medal total was the most by
any female competitor in London and
second overall behind fellow American
swimmer Michael Phelps with six.
▸ In 2013, she became the ﬁrst woman
to win six gold medals at a single
world championship.
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AT THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, THEN-16-YEAR-
OLD DOUGLAS BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN-
AMERICAN GYMNAST IN OLYMPIC HISTORY TO WIN
THE ALL-AROUND TITLE & FIRST AMERICAN
GYMNAST TO TAKE HOME GOLD IN BOTH THE
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND & TEAM EVENTS.
3. GABBY DOUGLAS
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GABBY DOUGLAS
▸ Later that year, she became just the
fourth gymnast to be named the
Associated Press Female Athlete of
the Year.
▸ Her story was immortalized in her
2012 bestselling autobiography
"Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of
Faith" and in a TV movie released
earlier this year.
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DANICA PATRICK BURST ONTO THE
INDYCAR SCENE IN 2005 AND
INSTANTLY CAPTURED THE
ATTENTION OF THE SPORTS WORLD.
4. DANICA PATRICK
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DANICA PATRICK
▸ In her debut at the Indianapolis
500, she became the first woman
to lead a lap at the historic race,
and her fourth-place finish was the
best ever for a female driver.
▸ While her star continued to rise
both on and off the track, Patrick
cemented her place in history
when she became the first woman
to win an IndyCar race after
topping the field at the Japan 300.
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DANICA PATRICK CONTINUED…
▸ Today, Patrick competes in the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series where
she became the ﬁrst woman win a
pole at the 2013 Daytona 500.
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WITH 89 WORLDWIDE WINS AND 72
LPGA TITLES, ANNIKA SORENSTAM IS
WIDELY CONSIDERED ONE OF THE
GREATEST WOMEN TO EVER PLAY GOLF.
5. ANNIKA
SORENSTAM
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ANNIKA SORENSTAM
▸ The Swedish-born golfer was
named the Rolex Player of the Year
a record eight times and held the
lowest seasonal scoring average
six times in her 14 years on the
LPGA Tour.
▸ Sorenstam won 10 majors and
earned a record $22 million in her
career.
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ANNIKA SORENSTAM CONTINUED…
▸ In 2003, she made history at the
Colonial tournament when she
became the ﬁrst woman to play in
a PGA Tour event since Babe
Didrikson Zaharias in 1945.
▸ She missed the cut after shooting 5
over par after the ﬁrst two rounds
but set the stage for other women
to follow in her footsteps.
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BEFORE SHE WAS THE TOP-RANKED
PLAYER SHE IS TODAY, SERENA
WILLIAMS WAS JUST A FRESH-FACED
TEENAGER FROM COMPTON, CALIF.
6. SERENA WILLIAMS
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SERENA WILLIAMS
▸ Serena served notice in the tennis
community with her doubles win
with sister Venus at the French
Open in 1999.
▸ But she became a national
sensation when she beat Martina
Hingis for the US Open title in just
her second full year on the tour.
▸ She became just the second
African-American woman to win a
Grand Slam singles title.
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SERENA WILLIAMS CONTINUED…
▸ Starting with her breakthrough
moment at Flushing Meadows,
Serena has won 19 Grand Slam
singles titles, 13 in women's
doubles and two in mixed doubles.
▸ She is the only female player in
history to have surpassed the $50
million mark in career earnings.
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WITH 1,098 CAREER VICTORIES,
PAT SUMMITT IS THE
WINNINGEST COACH IN NCAA
DIVISION I BASKETBALL HISTORY.
7. PAT SUMMITT
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PAT SUMMITT
▸ Named the head coach at
Tennessee in 1974 when women's
college basketball was yet to be
recognized by the NCAA, Summitt
turned the Lady Vols into a national
power.
▸ The team won its ﬁrst national
championship in 1987 and, under
Summitt's leadership, the program
won seven more titles before her
retirement due to early-onset
Alzheimer's disease in 2012.
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PAT SUMMITT CONTINUED…
▸ During her 38-year career, Summitt
helped transform women's
basketball from a club sport to one
of the most popular sports in
America.
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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED INTRODUCED
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE TO MAINSTREAM
AMERICA IN 1987 WHEN SHE APPEARED
ON THE MAGAZINE'S COVER NEXT TO A
HEADLINE READING "SUPER WOMAN."
8. JACKIE JOYNER-
KERSEE
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JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE
▸ The next year, Joyner-Kersee went
on to win golds in both the
heptathlon and long jump at the
Seoul Olympics, recording the still-
standing world record of 7,291
points in the heptathlon.
▸ She retired from competition after
the 1996 Games with a total of six
medals spanning four Olympics.
▸ Sports Illustrated for Women
named her the Greatest Female
Athlete of the 20th Century.
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IN APRIL 2015, THE NFL
ANNOUNCED SARAH THOMAS AS
THE FIRST FULL-TIME FEMALE
OFFICIAL IN LEAGUE HISTORY.
9. SARAH THOMAS
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SARAH THOMAS
▸ A 19-year veteran, Thomas spent
the previous eight years working
with Conference USA.
▸ She became the first female to
officiate an NCAA football game in
2007, and has previously been a
finalist for the NFL job, according to
CBS.
▸ She had previously worked NFL
preseason games and training
camps.
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SARAH THOMAS CONTINUED…
▸ And while she’s acknowledged as
the NFL’s first full-time official,
technically Shannon Eastin earned
the distinction of the first female to
officiate an NFL regular-season
game when she worked as a
replacement ref early in the 2012
season.
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IN JULY 2015, THE NFL ARIZONA
CARDINALS HIRED DR. JEN
WELTER AS THE FIRST FEMALE
TO COACH IN THE NFL.
10. JEN WELTER
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JEN WELTER
▸ Formerly, Welter served as an intern
linebackers coach for the Arizona
Cardinals, where her time there has
been deﬁned by the bond she has
fostered with the players.
▸ Cardinals Coach Brice Arians, who’s
become known for his efforts to
diversify the coaching ranks,
downplayed the historic nature of
the hiring and hailed Welter’s
experience when he announced
she would take the position.
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JEN WELTER CONTINUED…
▸ In February 2015 she became the ﬁrst woman to coach in a men’s
professional football league, when she served as linebacker and special
teams coach for the Indoor Football League’s Texas Revolution.
▸ Prior to that, in January 2014 Welter became the ﬁrst woman to play
running back in a men’s professional football season, when she signed
with the Revolution.

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▸ Ms. Carole D. Argo is a visionary
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past six years, her primary focus has
been on corporate execution
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