A Look at the NCAA’s Emerging Sports for Women Program with Dr. Ashlesha Lokhande and Gretchen Miron

In this episode, Tayler is joined by Dr. Ashlesha Lokhande and Gretchen Miron, who both work at the NCAA with its Emerging Sports for Women Program. Dr. Ash and Gretchen shared their backgrounds as former student-athletes and how those experiences shaped their career paths and the work they do today. The conversation also shifted into some data on the impact of the Emerging Sports for Women Program, as well as some of the recently adopted sports. Dr. Ash shared information on how a sport goes from application to full sponsorship, and Gretchen how national trends inform the NCAA’s process for adopting new sports.