Her story makes history: Julianne Sitch leads U. of Chicago men’s soccer team to title

Julianne Sitch’s professional playing experience gave her instant credibility with the Maroons. (Darin Yrigoyen/University of Chicago Athletics)

When Julianne Sitch began playing soccer as a little girl, she had to be on an all-boys team. Her role models were male because women’s sports were still lagging well behind in prominence. But then the United States won the 1999 Women’s World Cup, which gave Sitch and other girls famous female athletes to look up to.

Now Sitch has made her own history.