"Determined to Compete and Win:" 50 Years of Women's Athletics at Union College

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  Softball Team Composite Photo undated, Sports Information Department Records (RG07-001-005)
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  Women's Softball debuts

  1974
• Allison Cuozzo ’10 becomes Union’s first female student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

  2007
• Dutch women softball becomes the first team in Union Athletics history to surpass 30 wins in a single season

  2006
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  The Union College Athletics Hall of Fame is created

  2002
• Dutchwomen soccer receives its first bid to the NCAA Championship

  1999
• Women’s ice hockey begins

  1998
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  Crew launches

  1997
• Julie Benker (O’Brien) ’93 wins the 100-meter back stroke

  1993
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  Robin Romer-Chudy becomes the first player in Union women’s basketball to join the 1,000 point club

  1991
• First female All-American

  1988
• Swimming debuts

  1983
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  Soccer kicks off

  1982
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  Cross country’s first season win

  1981
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  Lacrosse debuts and Volleyball wins its first match

  1975
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  The tennis team debuts

  1974-04-04
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  Women admitted to Union

  1970