Kaitlin Sandeno missed gold at the 2004 Athens Olympic games in the 400 Individual Medley by 0.12 seconds. While she won gold later in those … [Read more...]
Sinn-Bonanni’s message to athletes: You have a duty to do your best
February 6, 2012 by
Pearl Sinn-Bonanni was a youth phenom and college star in golf in the 1980s. She attended Arizona State, which had a women’s golf team before the 1971 … [Read more...]
Play, believe, achieve shaped life of big-wave surfer Gerhardt
February 7, 2011 by
Like the good teacher that she is, Sarah Gerhardt described riding the giant waves at the renown surf break Mavericks in a way everyone … [Read more...]
Gerhardt balances life as mother, professor, scientist, big-wave surfer
February 6, 2011 by
Imagine having a teacher who, when she’s not lecturing or grading papers, enjoys flying down the face of a 25-foot wave at Mavericks. Meet Sarah … [Read more...]
WeissCrax: Girls…Girls…Girls!
February 3, 2010 by
“Girls…Girls…Girls. Hello, girls!” One of my fave lines from that old flick, Arthur, starring the late Dudley Moore before he died. And that’s … [Read more...]
Gannon takes young female athletes to Twilight zone
February 1, 2010 by
If wealth was measured by the positive impact someone has had on young people, Christa Gannon would be on the Forbes 400 list. It's fitting, then, … [Read more...]
