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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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Double major Victoria Froh designs her own path
Victoria Froh is in her junior year at ASU, and in addition to captaining the women’s rugby team, she is working on a double major in Earth and space exploration and environmental chemistry.
Psychology student benefits from teamwork on the rugby field and in the classroom
Mimi Fina, who plays the “lock” position for the ASU women’s rugby team, thinks it is fun to charge into a pile of rugby players wrestling for the ball. The skills she uses on the rugby field — hard work, cooperation and persistence — also influence how she approaches her studies in the ASU Department of Psychology. Rugby taught Fina the importance of putting in the necessary hard work to help her team succeed.
Sun Devil sports nutrition program quadruples in size to better serve student-athletes
Sometimes unnoticed, one of the fastest growing fields in the sports world is also developing at Arizona State. The Sun Devil Athletics sports nutrition program has grown from one registered dietitian to four within six months - allowing the program to make an even stronger impact in the fueling, educating and recovering process for Sun Devil student-athletes.
ESPN host Matt Barrie to be inducted into Cronkite School’s Alumni Hall of Fame
Matt Barrie, an ESPN SportsCenter anchor and studio host for the network’s college football coverage, will become the newest member of the Alumni Hall of Fame at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
ASU graduate raises the bar for academic and athletic excellence
At 6 foot, 5 inches tall, he towers over his peers. But perhaps even more impressive than his height is the reach of his undergraduate career. This December, he’ll graduate with two degrees from the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, a Bachelor of Science in nursing and a Bachelor of Science in integrative health.
NCAA takes steps to allow college athletes to get paid … now what?
For decades, the NCAA has adamantly opposed the idea of student-athletes being paid to play college sports. That position is no longer tenable. California recently adopted a law that bans schools in the state from preventing amateur athletes from making money from advertisers and also permits them to have representation. But ASU’s Sports Law & Business Program executive director says the devil is in the details when it comes to money.
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