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From now until Aug. 1, Embry-Riddle Athletics will highlight a few milestones and accomplishments in 27 years of women's athletics at ERAU in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the enactment of #TitleIX in the United States.
There have been hundreds of female student-athletes in
@ERAUAthletics history.

Danielle Kennedy was the 1️⃣st.
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Kennedy was a volleyball standout at nearby New Smyrna Beach HS and became the first female student-athlete in @ERAUAthletics history when she signed on May 25, 1995.
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Kennedy played four years for @ERAUVolleyball and was a part of two 30-win campaigns, helping the Eagles to their first-ever conference championship in 1998.
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Kennedy still ranks in @ERAUVolleyball's career top-10 with 268 total blocks. She racked up 740 kills, 335 and digs in her four seasons.
Kennedy graduated from Embry-Riddle in 1999 with her degree in Aviation Business Administration.
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Ellen Bible was chosen to build @ERAUAthletics’ first women’s program (@ERAUVolleyball) when she became the first female head coach in ERAU history in 1995.
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Bible led @ERAUVolleyball for two seasons. She concluded her stint at the helm with a 25-8 record and 10-6 mark in conference play in 1996. Additionally, she coached her squad to the program’s first postseason win – a 3-0 win over Florida Memorial in the FSC Tournament.
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Bible was the first of 14 female head coaches in @ERAUAthletics history, helping pave the way for other women who have the desire to lead a program.
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Embry-Riddle female student-athletes are leaders on and off campus. Women’s soccer alum Fanny Kristiansson was selected to represent Sweden at the 2017-18 Telenor Youth Forum.
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Current women’s soccer student-athlete Savanna Sheahan was elected ERAU’s SGA president for 2022-23.
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Three @ERAUAthletics women have garnered CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America® of the Year honors.

Katrina Morgan – 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.
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Kristina Marova – 2014 Capital One At-Large Academic All-America® of the Year.
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Ellie Staker – 2015 Capital One College Division Women’s Track/Cross Country All-America® of the Year.
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🦅 female student-athletes have gone on to do tremendous things in their careers following graduation. The following is a small sampling of what a few female alumni are doing in 'life after sport.' #TitleIX
Mercedes Jorge - Women's Basketball (2014-16) - Director of Basketball Operations (University of South Florida) #TitleIX Image
Alex Orr - Women's Cross Country / Track & Field (2014-20) - First Officer (Republic Airways) #TitleIX Image
Heather Samp - Women's Golf (2000-04) - Managing Director - AAdvantage Program (American Airlines) #TitleIX Image
Albane Flamant - Women's Golf (2006-10) - Director of Brand & Storytelling (Talkwalker) #TitleIX Image
Skylar Mossop - Women's Lacrosse (2018-20) - Scrum Lead/Master (General Motors) #TitleIX Image
Jordan Pfile - Women's Rowing (2017-18) - Flight Test Engineer (USAF) #TitleIX Image
Kailah Rain - Softball (2015-18) - Crime Analyst (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) #TitleIX Image
Julia Karlernas - Women's Soccer (2014) - Professional Soccer Player (BK Häcken and the Swedish national team) #TitleIX Image
Natalia Kozyura - Women's Tennis (2001-04) - Head of Innovation (FWD Insurance) #TitleIX Image
Erika Langhauser - Women's Cross Country / Track & Field (2007-11) - Senior Product Designer (Alaska Airlines) #TitleIX Image
Emily Jacobson - Volleyball (2010-13) - Civil Engineer (San Diego County) #TitleIX Image
Mea Felps-Darley - Cheerleading (1995-98) - Assistant AD for Compliance/SWA (Embry-Riddle) #TitleIX Image
Michelle Lucas - Cheerleading (1998-99) - VP Industry Relations (Uniphi Space Agency) & Founder/CEO (Higher Orbits Foundation) #TitleIX Image

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