Hannah Catherine Munro, the Virginia High School League’s Director of Development, called Title IX “The 37 most important words for women in athletics.”
Reiley Fitzpatrick, the 2022 VHSL Class 5 Female Athlete of the Year from Independence High School, could barely hold back the tears as she read the official legislation Thursday afternoon during a special ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of its passing at Alumni Hall at the University of Virginia.