DENVER – MSU Denver has for decades been a leader in providing equal opportunities for women in intercollegiate athletics.
 
Today is the 15th installment of a 52-part tribute by Roadrunners Athletics to pioneers and leaders in intercollegiate athletics at MSU Denver.

Each Thursday, a key female figure in Roadrunners athletics history will be recognized.
 
Today, volleyball star Tracy Thompson is featured.
 
Inducted into the MSU Denver Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017, Thompson was an All-America first team selection in 1993 after earning regional player of the year and All-Colorado Athletic Conference accolades.
 
She still holds the program record for kills per set in a season (4.7 in 1993), and she led the 1993 team to a 32-5 overall record, including 13-1 for the CAC championship. The Roadrunners were 60-15 in her two seasons with the program. She is still fifth in program history with a career mark of 3.8 kills per set and is also fifth with 4.5 points per set for her career.
 
Title IX, the groundbreaking law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at schools that receive funding from the federal government, went into effect just over 50 years ago – on June 23, 1972.