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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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ASU student athlete hopes to help others achieve health goals
ASU soccer standout Eva van Deursen is graduating from the College of Health Solutions with a Master of Science in clinical exercise physiology. A conversation with an orthopedic surgeon helped put her on the path to wanting to help others achieve their health goals.
ASU announces partnership with Real Madrid Graduate School
ASU’s Sports Business program and Global Education Office proudly announced a new partnership with the Real Madrid Graduate School at the Universidad Europea in Spain. This partnership allows students interested in sports business to spend the summer or the full spring semester at the Real Madrid Graduate School and to gain experience in the sport business world with an international lens.
International scholar-athlete excelled in soccer, academics
Lieske Carleer, a standout Arizona State University women’s soccer player and honors international student is a consummate scholar-athlete whose drive on the pitch matched her dedication in the classroom throughout her years as a Sun Devil.
ASU Sun Devil Marching Band: More than marching and music
The ASU Sun Devil Marching Band teaches students much more than notes and rhythms.
ASU professor's work could help World Cup athletes stay on top of their game
ASU Professor Floris Wardenaar and a group of researchers hope their study, which focuses on hydration opportunities during the FIFA World Cup, inspires teams and officials to develop better strategies to keep players hydrated during games.
ASU's Venture Challenges helps volleyball player develop clothing line
Kate Fitzgerald is a third-year student who is a varsity athlete majoring in biomedical sciences with a minor in marketing. She's the student body athletic president, is in ASU’s Tip of the Fork program and, oh yeah, has her own lifestyle volleyball brand called VBAmerica, which is debuting in ASU bookstores this week.
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