{"id":17619,"date":"2025-09-12T08:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/17619\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:18:12","slug":"celebrate-inspiring-women-of-indiana-sports-in-an-impactful-new-book-from-the-indystar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/17619\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate ‘Inspiring Women of Indiana Sports’ in an impactful new book from the IndyStar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Years before women\u2019s sports were trendy, Indiana was producing pioneering female athletes.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Treworgy set a marathon world record. Cynthia Potter became America\u2019s most decorated diver. Maicel Malone was sprinting to glory on statewide telecasts of the state track and field meet.<\/p>\n

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Then in 1972 came Title IX, the legislation banning gender discrimination in schools. Champion of that groundbreaking bill? Birch Bayh, an Indiana senator.<\/p>\n

Then in 2024 came Caitlin Clark, who changed the Indiana Fever, the WNBA and the sport of women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n

It is all covered in a new IndyStar book: \u201cInspiring Women of Indiana Sports: They Changed the Games We Love.\u201d This hardcover collector\u2019s book features more than 30 athletes in basketball, track and field, swimming and diving, gymnastics and beyond.<\/p>\n

Exclusive book: Indiana\u2019s inspiring female athletes<\/a><\/p>\n

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The IndyStar has crafted a new book that celebrates the inspirational backstories from Indiana’s female athletes, some household names, some local legends, some practically unknown. The hardcover, coffee-table book is titled “Inspiring Women of Indiana Sports.”<\/p>\n

Besides the stories you would expect \u2014 those of Olympic gold medalists such as basketball player Tamika Catchings, swimmers Lilly King and Alex Shackell, soccer player Lauren (Cheney) Holiday, cyclist Chloe Dygert, gymnast Jaycie Phelps and fencer Lee Kiefer \u2014\u00a0there are two dozen other inspirational accounts.<\/p>\n

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Missy Schwen Ryan, a rower from Bloomington, is the only organ donor on record to have won an Olympic medal. Kristen Spolyar, a former Butler University player from Lebanon, helped her teammates win a basketball club championship in Ukraine before Russia waged war there. Lauren Bailey, from Westfield, was run over by a car and weeks later became an All-America distance runner for the University of Indianapolis. Notre Dame\u2019s Jadin O\u2019Brien overcame a mysterious childhood condition to win three NCAA titles in track and field.<\/p>\n

The 144-page coffee-table book includes exquisite photographs from the IndyStar and exclusive stories by David Woods, a former longtime, award-winning sportswriter for the news organization.<\/p>\n

The book retails at $39.95, but order now to receive a 20% discount. That cuts the price to $31.95 (plus tax and shipping). The book will ship by Nov. 14, in plenty of time for the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Order now at WomenIN.PictorialBook.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Own the stories that every sports fan should celebrate. \u201cInspiring Women of Indiana Sports\u201d also will be the perfect gift for the budding athletes and weekend warriors in your life because its inspirational stories showcase the power of determination across all sports.<\/p>\n

Exclusive book: Indiana\u2019s inspiring female athletes<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out more books and page prints from\u00a0the USA TODAY Network<\/a> \u2014 including books on Caitlin Clark\u2019s rookie season, the Pacers\u2019 Eastern Conference title, the Hoosiers\u2019 breakout 2024 football season, an Indianapolis 500 history and a kid\u2019s guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

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