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No limits to a mother’s love, a wrestler’s determination
Judy Robles was 16 when she found out she was pregnant with her first child, who would later be born with only one leg. As Anthony Robles grew, his mom realized that he defied limitations — "he was going to figure things out." Anthony went on to become an NCAA champion wrestler at ASU, and his life story is now the focus of a new Amazon Prime movie, “Unstoppable."
This month marks the 10th anniversary of ASU announcing that its club hockey team would be moving to the NCAA Division I level.
When Natasha Adair drove to the basket for a layup one October night in 1990, her future was right in front of her. She was a high school senior being recruited by more than 200 college coaches. But as she landed on the court and heard the pop in her knee, everything changed. Adair couldn’t have known then, but that injury headed her down a path that would eventually lead her to become the women’s basketball coach at ASU. “People often ask me if I would change what happened,” she said. “No. It made me who I am.”
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Recognizing the importance of athletes’ mental health
As an Arizona State University student-athlete, Brynn Holohan knew athletes contend with the physical obstacles to success. Injuries and conditioning challenges are among the barriers to victory on the field or in the arena. But the death of a fellow women’s lacrosse player who suffered with depression reminded Holohan about less-talked-about struggles athletes can have regarding their mental health.
ASU honors graduate makes his mark as a student-athlete
Julian Hill was a powerhouse in the swimming pool and in the classroom at Arizona State University. He graduates this spring with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences (conservation biology and ecology) from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with honors from Barrett, The Honors College.
Sparky's Pickleball Showdown set for June 17
ASU 365 Community Union will host Sparky's Pickleball Showdown on Saturday, June 17, featuring three skill levels of tournament play.
ASU sports business graduate winning at the game of life
You could say scoring a Bachelor of Arts in sports business from the W. P. Carey School of Business and Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University has always been one of Matthew Joanes' main goals since he entered the game of life.
ASU sports law, business graduate learns importance of networking
Trevor Goodwin is graduating the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University with a Master of Sports Law and Business.
Why Willie Bloomquist left relaxed life to become ASU's baseball coach
When Willie Bloomquist was a special assistant to Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall, rarely a day went by when the former Sun Devil didn’t hear about his baseball heritage or why he’d be such a great fit managing the Sun Devils. On June 11, 2021, the wishes of those fans came true — Bloomquist was named ASU’s manager. Less than two years later, he has ASU in first place in the Pac-12 and ranked 12th in the country by Baseball America.
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