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Published: June 23, 2007
OSU's first All-American found courage from playing sports as a girl
Suzie Byrd ran hurdles when no one watched.
Shot baskets when no one cared.
Played sports when few girls did.
Those days seem so distance, so foreign today on the 35th anniversary of Title IX. Now, female athletes transcend sport and shed surnames. Annika. Serena. Danica.
Now, the women sell out the Final Four just like the men. Now, almost 3 million girls nationwide play high school sports.
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