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Champion Women Athletes To Visit Capitol Hill in Support of 24th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day

2.2.10

Grete Eliassen, Lillian Greene-Chamberlain, Jessica Mendoza and Benita Fitzgerald Mosley among athletes scheduled to appear. In celebration of the 24th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), two-time Olympic softball medalist and Women's Sports Foundation President Jessica Mendoza will join organizations and leaders from the National Girls and Women in Sport coalition in the nation's capital on February 2 (read more)

Women’s Sports Foundation President Jessica Mendoza, teams up with pro skier Grete Eliassen and others, to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day 2010!

2.2.10 | by stantoncompany

National Girls and Women in Sports Days coalition members, including Foundation President Jessica Mendoza, gathered at Senate Russell Building 485 in Washington, D.C., for a briefing on the Senate’s High School Sports Collection Act (S-471) and the House of Representatives’ High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2009 (HR-282). The purpose of the briefing, to encourage the passing of both bills (read more)

Former Olympian Mendoza Signs With USSSA Florida Pride

1.20.10 | by stantoncompany

Mendoza joins a host of Olympic teammates fielded by Pride in 2010 USSSA Florida Pride General Manager, Don DeDonatis, announced today that former Olympic Gold (2004) and Silver (2008) Medalist, Jessica Mendoza has signed a contract to play for the USSSA Florida Pride. “We are thrilled to sign another amazing athlete of world-class caliber to the (read more)

ASA announces 2010 USA Softball Women’s National Team Athletes and Alternates

1.11.10 | by katefranklin

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Pregnant pause

1.2.10 | by katefranklin

The ping of an aluminum bat breaks the early-morning silence. Surrounded by buckets of balls, Jessica Mendoza stands in the batting cage taking cut after cut to regain the timing of her swing. She spends nearly an hour in the cage before moving to an empty softball field to practice fielding fly balls. By the end of the workout, Mendoza is tired and (read more)