Tracy Ljone fell in love with college athletics in the pool as a swimmer at the University of South Carolina. That's also when Tracy realized there was a real lack of female coaches at the collegiate level, with less than 40 percent of women’s teams being coached by women.
So Tracy, wanting to be part of changing the dynamics of women’s sports, decided to parlay her passion for sports into coaching. As a strength and conditioning coach at Colorado State University, Tracy is responsible for designing sport specific programs for Division I athletes across a variety of sports.
While this can be a big job, Tracy also places importance on changing the stereotype of college coaching as an “old school boy network.” “I believe it is vital for young females to have strong, vibrant and confident role models not only in life but in the athletics environment,” she says.