IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience

Olympic Gold: Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

March 29, 2022 The Center for Sport, Peace & Society Season 1 Episode 4
IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience
Olympic Gold: Benita Fitzgerald Mosley
Show Notes

In this exciting chapter, Dr. Sarah and LaVonna welcome Olympic gold medalist and pioneering sports executive Benita Fitzgerald Mosley. An outdoor hurdles specialist, she became the first American woman to win gold in the 100-meter hurdles at the 1984 LA Games. While at UT, Benita shattered records left and right, winning titles and setting expectations higher for women’s track and field at UT and more broadly.