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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 recognizes Mullett family with naming of new multipurpose arena
ASU on Tuesday announced the new on-campus multipurpose arena will be named Mullett Arena in recognition of Donald “Donze” and Barbara Mullett’s commitment to ASU and Sun Devil Athletics. Mullett Arena will house Sun Devil hockey, gymnastics and wrestling, as well as community events and the Mountain America Community Iceplex.
Former Sun Devil wide receiver ready for a career in medicine
At 23 years old, former ASU wide receiver Kyle Williams decided to walk away from a career in the NFL. Instead, he had a different plan for his life. He’s currently a first-year medical student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, the first step toward his goal of becoming a surgeon.
2 ASU student-athletes selected for Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship
Nicole Soto, a member of the Arizona State University women’s soccer team, and Elijah Warren, an ASU swimmer, have been selected as the university’s recipients of the Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship for the 2021–22 academic year, the conference recently announced.
Award-winning researcher and teacher champions social change
Professors Loretta LeMaster is one of two ASU professors who have received a seed grant to understand how transgender and gender-nonconforming athletes cultivate a sense of belonging in sport organizing, despite the racialized histories and binary structures that govern contemporary sport organizations.
Middle school students find inspiration in sports, entrepreneurship at ASU California Center
Making a career in sports isn’t always reliant on one’s ability to sink a three-pointer or sprint 100 yards in 10 seconds. This summer, a group of middle school students received insight and hands-on learning about the variety of sports careers from industry insiders at an event at ASU’s California Center in Los Angeles.
ASU tool helps academic coaches track athletes' performance in the classroom
Arizona State University made headlines around the country when it topped Stanford recently to secure the top spot in the Pac-12 Conference for Academic Progress Rate. After years of improving results, what helped push ASU over the edge this time? One of the answers was a tool created by ASU’s University Technology Office.
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