University of Michigan Athletics
Barbara Cossman has accumulated extensive experience in athletic communications and creative services within the University of Michigan Athletics since April 2001, holding various positions including Assistant Athletic Director for Development Communications & Creative, Assistant Athletic Director for Creative Services, Creative Services Director, and Editorial Director. Prior to this, Barbara Cossman worked at Enlighten Sports, Inc. from October 1999 to April 2001 in Production, Marketing & Sales. Additionally, Barbara Cossman served as Assistant Director of Media Relations for the University of Michigan Athletic Department from 1994 to 1999. Barbara Cossman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Communications from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of Carman-Ainsworth High School.
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University of Michigan Athletics
The University of Michigan has a rich and storied athletics tradition. Intercollegiate competition officially began in 1865-66 when the baseball team won its first three contests it played that season. In 1879, football started its storied tradition. Women's athletics established formal varsity sports in 1973-74 with U-M fielding basketball, field hockey, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball teams. Men's soccer and women's water polo were added as varsity sports in 2000-01. Michigan athletic teams have claimed more than 50 national championships in 12 sports over the years, beginning with football's 1901 national title. Since then, Wolverine dynasties have developed in football, men's swimming and diving and ice hockey. In fact, no other NCAA Division I program boasts more national titles in hockey or men's swimming and diving than the Wolverines. In 2005, Michigan softball captured the nation's attention, winning its first Women's College World Series and becoming the first school east of the Mississippi to do so. Go Blue!