Tina Sloan Green receives the NCAA 2025 Theodore Roosevelt Award

[1/14/2025: Nashville, TN] Black Women in Sport Foundation Co-Founder Clementine “Tina” Sloan Green received the 2025 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award during the NCAA Convention Welcome and Awards Presentation in Nashville, Tennessee. Sloan Green's lifelong dedication to advancing opportunities in athletics has earned her the NCAA's highest honor: the Theodore Roosevelt Award.

Sloan Green has been recognized for her unparalleled contributions as an athlete, coach, educator and advocate. Known for her groundbreaking work with the Black Women in Sport Foundation and her barrier-breaking role as the first African American athlete to make the U.S. national field hockey team and the first to make the national women's lacrosse team, she has had an impact on sports and society that is immeasurable.

A host of family, friends, former student athletes, and supporters from all aspects of Coach Sloan Green’s illustrious career were on hand to share in her much deserved honor. Among those present were Black Women in Sport Foundation Co-founders Dr. Nikki Franke, Dr. Alpha Alexander, Board Members Dr. Margaret Ottley, BWSF Treasurer Shannon George, and BWSF President Traci Green.

Sloan Green shared her appreciation for the Temple University and West Chester University community who were also on hand to celebrate with her.