Highlights of this year's list include 18 former student-athletes who have joined Sun Devil Athletics in a different capacity after their playing careers. Head Coaches Zeke Jones (Wrestling; '90), Missy Farr-Kaye (Women's Golf; '89), and Greg Powers (Hockey; '99) are just a few of the former Sun Devils that headline the list. Current General Manager of Corporate Sponsorship and former Sun Devil Football linebacker and 1997 graduate Brett Wallerstedt was one of seven inducted into the 2019 Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame in August.
A total of 82 degrees were earned by members of Sun Devil Athletics. Of the 82, 47 individuals received their undergraduate degree from Arizona State with 33 graduating with a Master's degree. There are 19 employees that earned both a Master's and undergraduate degree from ASU. Ticket Office Assistant Manager Tyson Roberts has received the most degrees, earning four from Arizona State.
Check out the list below of all the Sun Devil Graduates around and in Sun Devil Athletics:
Former Sun Devil Student-Athletes (18):
Herbie Behm, Assistant Swim Coach (B.S. Psychology, 2013)
– Before being named an Assistant Coach on Bob Bowman's staff, Behm swam at Arizona State from 2010-2013.
Adam Blossey, Sun Devil Athletics Manager (B.S., Business Finance, 2005/Master's of Business Analytics, 2019)It's #tbt today, so we're throwing it back to when Coach @SirHerb_the3rd was a Sun Devi from 2010-13! pic.twitter.com/WMXXydQVYi
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) August 23, 2019
– From 2001-05, Adam played for ASU's ACHA DI team, serving as a team captain his junior and senior seasons, named team MVP from 2002-05, three-time All-American Honorable Mention, and two-time ACHA Academic All-American. In 2005, he finished his career as a selection for the World University Games with Team USA in Innsbruck, Austria. He was inducted into the ASU Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
Jean Boyd, Deputy Athletic Director (B.A. Liberal Arts, History, 1994/M. Ed. Higher Education, 1998)
– Boyd played football under Bruce Snyder in 1991 and 1993. Boyd was elevated to his current position after serving as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student Athlete Development.
Michelle Estill, Assistant Women's Golf Coach (B.S., Business Management, 1989)
– Estill and coach Farr-Kaye both played under Linda Vollstedt at Arizona State. She was the NCAA runner-up at the 1986 Championship and was Farr-Kaye's assistant when the Sun Devils won the NCAA team title in 2017.
Missy Farr-Kaye, Head Women's Golf Coach (B.A., Organizational Communication, 1990)
– Farr-Kaye recently led the Sun Devil women's golf team to an NCAA team title in 2017. She played for the Sun Devil golf program, served as an Assistant during the 2009 National Championship run, and was a member of the team that won the 1990 NCAA title.
Zeke Jones, Head Wrestling Coach (B.S., Corporate Financial Management, 1990)From being a member of national championship teams from 1990, 2009, to 2017, @missymkaye is a #SunDevil4Life #tbt pic.twitter.com/7qDll76XHo
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) August 31, 2017
– Jones took over as Head Coach in 2014 and has won multiple Pac-12 titles and Pac-12 Coach of the Year Awards. A member of ASU's 1988 NCAA Wrestling Championship team, Jones was a three-time All-American and Pac-10 Champion for the Sun Devils.
Ryan Kelley, Senior Team Leader, Ticket Sales (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2009)On this date in 1992, @USAWrestling's @ZekeJones wins silver in freestyle at the Olympics. Learn more about Zeke, a Distinguished Member inducted into @NWHOF in 2005, at https://t.co/LGt7Fti15n @TheSunDevils @ASUWrestling @ASU pic.twitter.com/je2iMcFzBT
— NWHOF (@NWHOF) August 5, 2019
– Kelley played on the Sun Devil golf team from 2005-09.
Todd Merrill, Senior Account Executive (B.S., Organizational Communication, 1992)
– Merrill swam for four years at ASU from 1986-1989.
Kevin Miniefield, Associate Director, Sun Devil Letter Winners (B.S., Liberal Arts, 2007)
– Former ASU cornerback who competed for the Sun Devils from 1988-1993. Miniefield earned first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors in 1992, and he played in the Blue-Gray Classic, an all-star bowl game, after his senior season.
Rachel Ometer, Special Assistant to Athletic Administration (B.A., Psychology/minor in Nutrition and Healthy Living, 2016, Master's in Sports Law and Business, 2018)It's a family thing@jboyd_sb4life & Kevin Miniefield wore the maroon & gold on the field, now they wear it in the office https://t.co/S4XgHGoqX3 pic.twitter.com/HXI5L1Mlbj
— Sun Devil Club (@sundevilclub) September 7, 2018
– Ometer spent four years on the ASU Soccer team from 2012-15.
Petra Pardi, Assistant Water Polo Coach (B.S., Sociology, 2015/ M. Ed. Postsecondary and Higher Education, 2018)
– Before joining the Sun Devil water polo coaching staff, Pardi was a standout member of the team from 2011-2015.
Greg Powers, Ice Hockey Coach (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 1999)
– In the late 1990's, coach Powers helped turn the ASU men's club hockey program around as a four-year starting goaltender, and made his "coaching debut" while still playing as a senior. He was a three-time ACHA DI All-American and helped qualify the Sun Devils for three national tournaments while earning two team MVP awards. He was named to the ASU Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009. Powers was recently named the 2019 Frank Kush Coach of the Year by his peers.
Jessica Richardson, Associate Director Academic Support Programs (B.A.E., Secondary Education/Mathematics, 2011/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015).@SunDevilHockey's @asucoachpowers awarded Frank Kush Award for Sun Devil Coach of the Year ?? pic.twitter.com/gQhyqIZeU0
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) June 21, 2019
– Richardson is former Sun Devil soccer player from 2007-10.
Dale Ryndak, Inside Sales Consultant (B.S., Family and Human Development, 2018)
– Ryndak pitched for the Sun Devil Softball team from 2015-18.
Marisa Stankiewicz, Volunteer Softball Coach (B.S. Health and Wellness, 2017)
– Stankiewicz played for the Sun Devil Softball team from 2015-18.
Natalie Thackrah, OSAD Manager/Academic Coach (B.A., Communication, 2002/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2011)
– A local graduate from Greenway High School, Natalie was Sun Devil diver from 1999-2002.
Linda Vollstedt, Development Director, Sun Devil Club (B.A., Education, 1969/M. Ed., Mathematics, 1971)
– Before she was winning six national titles as a coach, she was playing golf at Arizona State the 1960s.
Brett Wallerstedt, General Manager of Corporate Sponsorships, (B.S. Business, 1997)
– Brett was a linebacker for the Sun Devil football team and a recent inductee into the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame.
Congrats @brw44 and Joe Spagnola on being selected to the 2019 class of the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame ???? pic.twitter.com/3Cw8dnUtKz
— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) August 11, 2019
Four Arizona State Degrees:
Tyson Roberts, Ticket Office Assistant Manager (B.A. in history 2010, B.A. in sociology 2010/Masters of Liberal Arts 2015/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2017)
Two Arizona State Degrees (20):Proud of our ASU Alumni working for Sun Devil Athletics in Ticket Sales, Service, and Operations!#ForksUp #O2V pic.twitter.com/mXVNFecO79
— Sun Devil Tickets (@SunDevilTix) August 29, 2019
Krista Banke, Special Assistant to the Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management/Honors College, 1996/M.B.A., 2001)
Jean Boyd, Deputy Athletic Director (B.A. Liberal Arts, History, 1994/M. Ed. Higher Education, 1998)
Adam Blossey, Sun Devil Athletics Manager (B.S., Business Finance, 2005/Master's of Business Analytics, 2019)
Ryan Cohan, Women's Basketball Director of Operations (B.A., Journalism & Mass Communication, 2013/M.Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Tony Grandlienard, Special Events Coordinator (B.A., Journalism, 2012/ Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Mark Gorski, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (B.S. Sociology, 2015/ Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Paul Hogen, OSAD Coordinator/Learning Specialist (B.A.E., Physical Education, 1978/M.S., Physical Education, 1980/Principal Certification)
Bill Kennedy, Associate A.D. (B.S., Broadcasting, 1986/M.M.C., Master's of Mass Communication, 1992)
Daniel Kwon, Digital Media Specialist (B.S., Marketing, 2014/M.S. Tech - Graphical Information Technology, 2017)
Thomas Lenneberg, Sun Devil Club Annual Fund Director (B.A., Journalism, 2011/Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2016)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (B.A., Communications, 2017/Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Rachel Ometer, Special Assistant to Athletic Administration (B.A., Psychology minor in Nutrition and Healthy Living, 2016/Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Jessica Richardson, Associate Director Academic Support Programs (B.A.E., Secondary Education/Mathematics, 2011/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (B.A., Sports & Media Studies, 2017/Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Jessie Stone, Director of Golf Operations (B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2017 & B.S. in Business Sports Marketing/ Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Susanna Tamol, Assistant Director, Athletics Compliance (B.S., Business Management, 1993/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2005)
Mitch Terrell, Corporate Communications Specialist (B.A., Journalism & Mass Communication, 2013/Master's of Legal Studies, 2019)
Natalie Thackrah, OSAD Manager/Academic Coach, (B.A., Communication, 2002/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2011)
Linda Vollstedt, Development Director, Sun Devil Club (B.A., Education, 1969/M. Ed., Mathematics, 1971)
Rich Wenner, Sports Performance Olympic Sports Head Coach (B.S., Physical Education, 1986/M.S., Exercise and Wellness, 2009)
Arizona State Undergraduate Degrees (47):
John Anderson, Associate Athletic Trainer (B.S., Exercise Science, 1996)
Bridget Arenson, Associate Director, SAF Events & Clubs (B.A., Communication, 1996)
Tayler Blackman, Partnership Activation Coordinator (B.S. Sports and Media, 2017)
Adam Blossey, Sun Devil Athletics Manager (B.S., Business Finance, 2005)
Mike Chismar, Senior Associate A.D., Operations and Facilities (B.A., Communications, 1982)
Ryan Dytrt, Inside Sales Consultant (B.S., Business Management/B.A., Sport and Media Studies, 2015)
Jonathan Erwin, Coordinator/Academic Coach (B.S., Management, 2007)
Michelle Estill, Assistant Women's Golf Coach (B.S., Business Management, 1989)
Tony Grandlienard, Special Events Coordinator (B.A., Journalism, 2012)
Mark Gorski, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (B.S. Sociology, 2015)
Missy Farr-Kaye, Head Women's Golf Coach (B.A., Organizational Communication, 1990)
Whittany Horton, Events Coordinator (B.S., Biological Sciences, 2015)
Logan Hirka, Assistant Swim Coach (B.S. Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, 2017)
Nicole Hunt, Ticket Service and Retention Consultant (B.A., Sports & Media Studies, 2016)"If we don't have the best coaching staff in America, we have one of them," - @coach_bowman @loganhirka is movin' on up! ?? https://t.co/60zLp9aWJh
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) August 22, 2019
Kate Janczewski, Senior Associate A.D., Digital Media and Communications (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 2003)
Zeke Jones, Head Wrestling Coach (B.S., Corporate Financial Management, 1990)
Mike Klakulak, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (B.S. Anthropology, 2017)#TBT to 1988 when our head coach @ZekeJones was apart of the first @ncaawrestling Championship in program history! #SunDevil4Life pic.twitter.com/1V13f0qUAj
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) August 29, 2019
Ryan Kelley, Senior Team Leader, Ticket Sales (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2009)
Ty Ketterling, Assistant Equipment Operations Coordinator (B.A., Liberal Studies, 2016)
Thomas Lenneberg, Sun Devil Club Annual Fund Director (B.A., Journalism, 2011)
Breanna Mackie, Equipment Operations Coordinator (B.A., Design Studies, 2014)
Matthew Marble, Ticket Service and Retention Consultant (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2011)
Todd Merrill, Senior Account Executive (B.S., Organizational Communication, 1992)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (B.A., Communications, 2017)
Kevin Miniefield, Associate Director, Sun Devil Letter Winners (B.S., Liberal Arts, 2007)
Shawn Montag, Assistant Ticket Office Manager (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2011)
Nicole Nolan, Group Events Consultant (B.S., Community Sports Management, 2017)
Rachel Ometer, Special Assistant to Athletic Administration (B.A., Psychology/minor in Nutrition and Healthy Living, 2016)
Dylan Patterson, Account Executive (B.S., Global Politics, 2016)
Greg Powers, Ice Hockey Coach (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 1999)
Dale Ryndak, Inside Sales Consultant (B.S., Family and Human Development, 2018)
Pauletta Riggs, Senior HR Specialist (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2015)
Rob Roberson, Producer/Manager Olympic Sports Video (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 1998)
Tyson Roberts, Ticket Office Assistant Manager (B.S., History/Sociology/Communications, 2011)
Steve Rodriguez, Associate Media Relations Director (B.A., Journalism, 1998)
Amy Schramm, Senior Associate A.D. (B.S., Finance, 1992)
Connor Smith, Media Relations Assistant (B.A. Sports & Media Studies, 2018)
Marisa Stankiewicz, Volunteer Softball Coach (B.S. Health and Wellness, 2017)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (B.A., Sports & Media Studies, 2017
Mitch Terrell, Corporate Communications Specialist (B.A., Journalism & Mass Communication, 2013)
Natalie Thackrah, OSAD Manager/Academic Coach, (B.A., Communication, 2002)
Chris Tudor, Assistant Athletic Director of Finance (B.S., Finance, 2006)
Colton Turner, Group Events Consultant, (B.S. Marketing, 2016)
Brett Wallerstedt, General Manager of Corporate Spnsorships, (B.S. Business, 1997)
Cierra Weimer, Partnership Activation Manager (B.A Sports and Media Studies, 2016)
Pete Wozniak, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Manager (B.S., Business, 1989)
Derrick Wrobel, Men's Basketball Director of Operations, (B.A. Broadcasting, 2001)
Arizona State Master's Degrees (33):
Krista Banke, Special Assistant to the Senior Associate Athletic Director (M.B.A., 2001)
Adam Blossey, Sun Devil Athletics Manager (Master's of Business Analytics, 2019)
Jean Boyd, Deputy Athletic Director (M. Ed. Higher Education, 1998)
Stephanie Bukarau, Assistant Athletic Trainer and Special Asst for Pac-12 Equipment Grant Program (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2013)
Jacque Blaser, Associate Director of the Sun Devil Club Annual Fund (M.A., Public Administration, 1999)
Denzel Burrell, OSAD Associate Director (Masters of Higher and Post-Secondary Education, 2015)
CJ Clarizio, Assistant Athletic Trainer (Postsecondary and Higher Education, 2017)
Ryan Cohan, Women's Basketball Director of Operations (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Michael Elliott, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Manager (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Tony Grandlienard, Special Events Coordinator (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Mark Gorski, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Taylor Green, Softball Director of Operations (Master's of Exercise and Wellness – Physical Activity and Health Promotion, 2017)
Paul Hogen, OSAD Coordinator/Learning Specialist (M.S., Physical Education, 1980/Principal Certification)
Kayla Kort, Compliance Coordinator (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Bill Kennedy, Associate A.D. (M.M.C., Master's of Mass Communication, 1992)
Daniel Kwon, Digital Media Specialist (M.S. Tech - Graphical Information Technology, 2017)
Thomas Lenneberg, Sun Devil Club Annual Fund Director (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2016)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Rachel Ometer, Special Assistant to Athletic Administration (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Josh Richard, Director, Game Presentation (M.Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2012)
Jessica Richardson, Associate Director Academic Support Programs (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Tyson Roberts, Ticket Office Assistant Manager (Masters of Liberal Arts 2015/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2017)
Derek Schmitt, Assistant Swim Coach (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2017)
Jen Stewart, Director, Partnership Operations (M.B.A., 2010)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Susanna Tamol, Assistant Director, Athletics Compliance (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2005)
Mitch Terrell, Corporate Communications Specialist (Master's of Legal Studies, 2019)
Natalie Thackrah, OSAD Manager/Academic Coach, (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2011)
Linda Vollstedt, Development Director, Sun Devil Club (M. Ed., Mathematics, 1971)
Marcus Castro-Walker, Football Manager of Player Personnel (Master's of Higher and Post-Secondary Education, 2011)
Nicole Welling, Triathlon Assistant Coach (Master's of Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Rich Wenner, Sports Performance Olympic Sports Head Coach (M.S., Exercise and Wellness, 2009)
Christina Wombacher, Associate Athletic Director, Office of the Vice President for University Athletics (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2003)
Drew Zamora, Associate Director of Major Gifts, Sun Devil Club (Master's of Higher Education, Education Administration, 2014)