UC and Xavier used this year's Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout between the Bearcat and Musketeer women's teams as an opportunity to recognize dozens of former female student athletes at halftime. Organizers are building upon the success of the event, which drew more than 10,000 fans to Fifth Third Arena in January, to locate and recognize thousands of other women who competed in a sport but never received a varsity letter.

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The idea for this special recognition project -- a banquet and ceremony in advance of the women's Shootout -- was initially pitched by Bill Keating Jr., MBA '76, JD '79, a former Bearcat swimmer and local attorney. "We hope that this call to action will help us locate these former student athletes so we can invite them to our banquet in December and honor them as the pioneers of women's sports," says Keating. (For more information or to provide details about your athletics career at UC, contact Bryan Allen by phone, 1-877-55-UCATS, e-mail ucats@uc.edu or visit here to update your information online.

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