BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University Athletics and the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee will host a special Women's History Month forum on Tuesday, April 16 at 6:30 pm.
 
The event is title Women's Sports Through Title IX: Where Did We Start, Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going. Special guests include three WWU Athletics Hall of Famers Lynda Goodrich (Class of '66), Terri McMahan (Class of '77) and Jo Metzger-Levin (Class of '81). Current WWU women's basketball student-athlete Jadyn Watts will help moderate the discussion with the three hall of famers.
 
The event will be held in Arntzen 100 on the WWU campus with free parking available in the C Lots on south campus. Doors to the event will open at 6 pm. Admission to the event is free and open to all interested people, with a large number of Western student-athletes expected to attend.
 
"This is a powerful group of women's trailblazers that will provide great insight into the history and future of Title IX and women's sports," said WWU head women's basketball coach Carmen Dolfo, a member of the JEDI committee. "This is a valuable opportunity for all our current student-athletes to hear from those that helped paved the way, but also a great event that is open to everyone in the community."
 
Topics to be discussed during the town hall type forum include personal recollections and history of WWU and women's sports, thoughts on the current state of women's sports and what the future for women's sports looks like at WWU, in NCAA Division II, across the NCAA and nationally and globally.
 
The event will also be taped and available for replay on the WWU Athletics YouTube page shortly after the event.
 
The three-person panel features some of the key figures of women's athletics history at Western.
 
Goodrich is a legendary figure in WWU Athletics history with over four decades as a coach and administrator. She was an award-winning basketball coach for the Vikings and served as Western's Athletic Director for 26 years. She was inducted into the NACDA Hall of Fame in 2021.
 
McMahan was inducted into the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022 and served as the lead organized for Western's Title IX event last May. A longtime administrator and coach, McMahan is also a member of the WIAA Hall of Fame as both a coach and athletic director. McMahan was a three-year letterwinner at WWU in volleyball and tennis.
 
Metzger-Levin remains WWU's leading all-time scorer in basketball with 1,990 career points and set 15 records during her time as a student-athlete with the Vikings. She was twice a finalist for the Wade Trophy, awarded annually to the nation's top women's basketball player (1980, 1981). Her career include twice being named an AIAW All-American and was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame. Following her collegiate career, Metzger-Levin went on to teach, coach and serve as the Director of Athletics at Everett High School.