In honor of Women’s History Month and the upcoming anniversary of Title IX, turning the...
Known as a demanding taskmaster who would expend hours planning a practice, Julie Jenkins is also a humble leader who deflects praise to her young adult charges. Her success is a testament to Title IX.I know many local sports fans are celebrating Gregg Popovich’s amazing NBA coaching career. But in honor of Women’s History Month, I’d also like to shine a spotlight on Julie Jenkins, another record-setting leader, one who has toiled in veritable obscurity 5 miles northeast of the AT&T Center.
A self-proclaimed product of Title IX, Jenkins is aware her almost 40-year career wouldn’t have been possible without the 1972 legislation. Her high school in upstate New York didn’t offer a girls tennis team in the mid-1970s and was compelled to accept her on the boys team, an opportunity her older sisters didn’t have before Title IX. Her male teammates didn’t seem to mind, especially after she earned the No. 1 spot on the Owego school’s squad.
Jenkins was attracted to Trinity by the balanced approach the school took to academics and athletics in response to Title IX. The 25-year-old not only lacked experience in coaching but also in pronouncing items from menus in our city. A 2017 article in this paper about her 900th victory has her recalling she had never sampled huevos rancheros and couldn’t pronounce “fajita” before her 1985 arrival.
Although years would pass before teaching duties were removed and assistant coaches added, her faith was rewarded. Today, under the leadership of Trinity Athletic Director Bob King, you can’t tell the difference in resources or personnel between the nine men’s and nine women’s teams — another Title IX success.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Baseball is back ... ‘where am I signing?’ Former and current players react to the end of the lockoutDaily News | Baseball returns ... ‘where am I signing?’ Former and current players react to the end of the lockout
Read more »
Em Jenkins: An Open Letter to Rep. Kera BirkelandEm Jenkins, a queer student at Ben Lomond High School, writes of feeling betrayed by Rep. Kera Birkeland. 'I am disheartened by your dishonesty. But, far more pressingly, I am afraid for the well-being and lives of my peers.'
Read more »
Zac Taylor, Bob Stoops and Eddie George to Join Ryan Day, Buckeye Coaching Staff at 2022 Ohio State Coaches ClinicCincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor, former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and Tennessee State coach Eddie George will speak at this year’s Ohio State coaches clinic.
Read more »
Steve Jobs' Daughter Eve Jobs Celebrates a Big Career Win With a Moody Modeling PhotoSteve Jobs' daughter, Eve, just made another milestone in her modeling career.
Read more »
Pioneering Artist Ulysses Jenkins Changed the Way We Look at Video and Performance Art. We Talked to Him About How He Did ItUlysses Jenkins, now the subject of a major retrospective, has been a fixture in the Los Angeles art scene for decades.
Read more »
Giveaway: Win a Movie-Filled Anniversary Package, Courtesy of Focus Features!Focus Features is turning 20, so in celebration Paste and the studio are teaming up to give out some of the best movies from its long and impressive run.
Read more »