DENVER – MSU Denver has for decades been a leader in providing equal opportunities for women in intercollegiate athletics.
Today is the 29
th 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, women's basketball star Georgia Ohrdorf is featured.
Ohrdorf played at MSU Denver from the 2014-15 through 2017-18 seasons and was a three-time All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference first team selection after winning the league's Freshman of the Year honor. She was twice named the RMAC's Academic Player of the Year and she was Academic All-District 6 selection.
Ohrdorf ranks second in school history with 1,507 points and fourth with 752 rebounds. As a senior, she led the Roadrunners to a 23-9 overall record, including 17-5 in the RMAC, and helped the team reach the NCAA Tournament.
After MSU Denver, she embarked upon a professional playing career. She played last season for Illawarra in the Australian League and averaged 14.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
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.
