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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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Behind the Scenes: Devils on College
Ever wondered what it takes to bring an event to life? ASU's Office of Special Events takes you behind the scenes to showcase the planning behind one of Game Day's most fun traditions: Devils on College.
Creativity, innovation shine at ASU appathon event
Three ASU students who didn’t know each other before this past weekend are now bonded for life, thanks to their innovation and participation in the Great Mobile Appathon. Their winning app, called ASUFit, taps into a unique market — on-campus fitness — and efficiently pairs students with gym buddies. Arizona State University was one of five schools to host the Modo Labs event, Oct. 15–16, which encouraged students from a non-technical background to learn how to develop apps in a competition for scholarship money.
The zen of Zane
All elite athletes perform under pressure, but football kickers develop that skill at an even higher level as they have one chance to get the ball through the goalposts. Sun Devil placekicker Zane Gonzalez broke the NCAA record for the most field goals when he kicked his 89th against UCLA on Oct. 8. With six games left in the regular season, he could potentially kick 100 field goals in his four-year career. Gonzalez has made 82 percent of his field-goal attempts at ASU and has missed only once this season.
Staff Council invites ASU employees to buy discounted football tickets
Arizona State University Staff Council invites faculty and staff to the UCLA vs. ASU football game at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Tickets cost $8 on the upper level are $25 on the lower level.
Chinese coaches arrive to learn Sun Devil way
The American system of encouraging students to pursue athletics at an elite level while they earn a degree is unique in the world, and a group of 96 coaches from China are visiting ASU to see how it’s done. The Chinese will learn tactics and strategy while attending practices of the men’s and women’s basketball, swimming and track and field teams, as well learn about sports medicine, nutrition, sports psychology and academic support. They’ll also get English lessons and visit the Grand Canyon.
ASU international students get a taste of tailgating at Football 101
Before the big game this weekend, hundreds of ASU students from around the world got an opportunity to understand a uniquely American sport when they took Football 101 at Memorial Union on the Tempe campus. The fourth annual event aims to make the complicated sport intertwined with U.S. culture more accessible to ASU’s diverse international student body. It comes just in time for students to support the Sun Devils (1-0) as they host the Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0) on Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium.
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