COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The two-day boys' and girls' Track and Field State Tournament officially wrapped up Saturday at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. This year marks the 50th anniversary since girls have been able to compete.

One local woman has watched the sport evolve since the very beginning in 1975. Cindy Noble Hauserman competed at the first girls' state track and field tournament 50 years ago at Ohio Stadium. She was a sophomore at Adena High School in Ross County at the time and a member of the winning 1975 mile relay team.

"Title IX started when I was right in high school and that was just a foot in the door, and we still played second fiddle to the men," Hauserman said. "Not so much now."

Hauserman was among other female athletes, coaches, administrators and officials who

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