Nearly a hundred student-athletes with international ties are competing this season for Sun Devil Athletics. They range from Olympians, first-team All-Americans and come from many nations. They are part of a very diverse student body at Arizona State. Check out the lists below that show where our international student-athletes began their scholastic and athletic dreams.
A warm #ASU welcome to our incoming Spring 2020 international students! Anticipate an exciting experience ahead here at @ASU and remember, you are one of more than 14,000 international #SunDevils. You are never alone and we are thrilled to have you! #ForkEm pic.twitter.com/F48pSCoobn
— Kent Hopkins (@KentHopkinsASU) January 8, 2020
BY SPORTS
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Elias Valtonen, Finland
Sample size small (for now), but very good. Finland's @EliasValtonen 9-16 (.563) from the three-point stripe in his career (photos by @KlineSportsPics) pic.twitter.com/jcXzwvn8lF
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) December 10, 2019
MEN'S SWIM AND DIVING
Mohammed Bedour, Jordan
Youssef Selim, Egypt
.@Youssefselim97 achieves his THIRD springboard sweep of the season, taking another win! pic.twitter.com/YVVaberXyO
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) January 25, 2020
Carter Swift, Australia
MEN'S GOLF
Alex del Rey, Spain
Koichiro Ishika, Japan
James Leow, China
Chun An Yu, Taiwan
HOCKEY
--ASU hockey's Latvian players credit roots for bond in NCAA careers (by Avery Klatsky, State Press/Oct. 4, 2019)
Maxwell Balinson, Canada
Filips Buncis, Latvia
Tyler Busch, Canada
Evan Debrouwer, Canada
Jarrod Gourley, Canada
Gvido Jansons, Latvia
Judson Jack, Canada
Pietro Marrocco, Canada
Brinson Pasichnuk, Canada
Steenn Pasichnuk, Canada
Jordan Sandhu, Canada
MEN'S TENNIS
Andrea Bolla, Italy
Will Kirkman, Domincan Republic
Tom LeBlanc, La Valette-Du-Var, France
Christian Lerby, Netherlands
Makey Rakotomalala, France
Tim Ruehl, Germany
George Stoupe, New Zealand
Freshman Christian Lerby had to add to his trophy case before we get the season started on Thursday: https://t.co/FGb2QENiDl
— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) January 13, 2020
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Fearghal Curtin, Republic of Ireland
Alex George, England
Ian Kebenei, Kenya
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sara Bejedi, Finland
Taya Hanson, Canada
Iris Mbulito, Spain
WOMEN'S GOLF
--ASU Women's Golf team made up of five athletes from five different countries (by Harry Croton, State Press/Sept. 5, 2019)
Alessandra Fanali, Italy
Alexandra Forsterling, Germany
Linn Grant, Sweden
Amanda Linner, Sweden
Olivia Mehaffey, Ireland
Raquel Olmos, Spain
WOMEN'S GYMNASTICSThe current @SunDevilWGolf roster is filled with international players, as @missymkaye continues to bring in the top talent from around the world ??#ForksUp
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) December 9, 2019
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Hannah Scharf, Canada
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Avery Hamill, Canada
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Lieske Carleer, Netherlands
Alexia Delgado, Mexico
Nicole Douglas, England
Hikaru Minami, Japan
Nicole Panas, Canada
Marleen Schimmer, Germany
Eva Van Deursen, Netherlands
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Frida Kaellgren, Sweden
Jane Brown, United Kingdom
Natalia Fryckowska, Poland
Silja Kansakoski, Finland
TRIATHLON
Charlotte Ahrens, Germany
Hannah Henry, Canada
Kyla Roy, Canada
Gal Rubanenko, Israel
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Ilze Hattingh, South Africa
Lauryn John-Baptiste, England
Sasa Klanecek, Slovenia
Tereza Kolarova, Czech Republic
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Josephine Anokye, Ghana
Amanda Carty, Jamaica
Lena Lebrun, France
Beatrice Llano, Norway
Jeminise Parris, Trinidad & Tobago
VOLLEYBALLFreshman Iman Isanovic has had quite the journey to Arizona State. And now she is making an impact! ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) November 5, 2019
Read all about how she got to Tempe from Bosnia and Herzegovina here >> https://t.co/ORBGPSeA86 pic.twitter.com/bB9T3Ti8hB
--ASU volleyball's recruitment reaches across the globe (by Jeffrey Horst, State Press/Sept. 26, 2019)
Megan Beedie, Canada
Iman Isanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Avital Jaloba, Israel
Ivana Jeremic, Serbia
Danica Krstonosic, Serbia
Andrea Mitrovic, Canada
?? PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) October 21, 2019
Congrats to Iman Isanovic, the first Sun Devil to earn this award since 2012! ?? pic.twitter.com/5enC0O558y
WATER POLO
Alison Cameron, Canada
Emma Fraser, Canada
Chelsea Karimazondo, Zimbabwe
Eszter Kiss, Hungary
Borbala Kekesi, Hungary
Blaire McDowell, Canada
BY COUNTRIES"I'm really excited to get to know the team better and to make lots of memories with the girls!"
— Sun Devil Water Polo (@SunDevilWP) December 17, 2019
Head over to our Instagram and #GetToKnow Alison Cameron ??????
>> https://t.co/v1MgEuSNQ5 pic.twitter.com/e6qA0zYiJ6
AUSTRALIA
Carter Swift, Men's Swim & Dive
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Iman Isanovic, Women's Volleyball
CANADA
Maxwell Balinson, Men's Ice Hockey
Megan Beedie, Women's Volleyball
Tyler Busch, Men's Ice Hockey
Alison Cameron, Women's Water Polo
Evan Debrouwer, Men's Ice Hockey
Emma Fraser, Women's Water Polo
Jarrod Gourley, Men's Ice Hockey
Avery Hamill, Women's Lacrosse
Taya Hanson, Women's Basketball
Hannah Henry, Women's Triathlon
Judson Jack, Men's Ice Hockey
Pietro Marrocco, Men's Ice Hockey
Blaire McDowell Women's Water Polo
Andrea Mitrovic, Women's Volleyball
Nicole Panas, Women's Soccer
Brinson Pasichnuk, Men's Ice Hockey
Steenn Pasichnuk, Men's Ice Hockey
Kyla Row, Women's Tennis
Jordan Sandhu, Men's Ice Hockey
Hannah Scharf, Women's Gymnastics
CHINAMegan Beedie and Andrea Mitrovic had an epic summer playing with Canadian national teams. ????
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) September 25, 2019
Read all about their experience here >> https://t.co/cMiU6ZFKY4 pic.twitter.com/v6IhLw9zin
James Leow, Men's Golf
COSTA RICA
Paul Chaplet, Men's Golf
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tereza Kolarova, Women's Tennis
DOMINCAN REPUBLIC
Will Kirkman,Men's Tennis
EGYPT
Youssef Selim, Men's Swim & Dive
ENGLAND
Nicole Douglas, Women's Soccer
Lauryn John-Baptiste, Women's Tennis
Alex George, Track and Field
FINLAND
Elias Valtonen, Men's Basketball
Sara Bejedi, Women's BasketballSample size small (for now), but very good. Finland's @EliasValtonen 9-16 (.563) from the three-point stripe in his career (photos by @KlineSportsPics) pic.twitter.com/jcXzwvn8lF
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) December 10, 2019
Silja Kansakoski, Women's Swim
FRANCE
Lena Lebrun, Women's Cross Country
Makey Rakotomalala, Men's Tennis
Tom LeBlanc, Men's Tennis
GERMANY
Charlotte Ahrens, Women's Triathlon
Alexandra Forsterling, Women's Golf
Tim Ruehl, Men's Tennis
Marleen Schimmer, Women's Soccer
GHANA
Josephine Anokye, Women's Track & Field
HUNGARY
Borbala Kekesi, Women's Water Polo
Eszter Kiss, Women's Water Polo
IRELAND
Fearghal Curtin, Men's Cross Country
Olivia Mehaffey, Women's Golf
ISRAEL
Avital Jaloba, Women's Volleyball
Gal Rubanenko, Women's Triathlon
WARNING: You WILL laugh watching this. ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) November 21, 2019
Learn about slang from Avi's and Dani's native languages! ?? pic.twitter.com/b7WbGceiv9
ITALY
Andrea Bolla, Men's Tennis
Alessandra Fanali, Women's Golf
JAMAICA
Amanda Carty, Women's Track & Field
JAPAN
Koichiro Ishika, Men's Golf
Hikaru Minami, Women's Soccer
Feature: Koichiro Ishika is Enjoying the Fruits of His Labor - https://t.co/gxLsZwliZj | Arizona State University Athletics https://t.co/gH4YqZgi9w
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) May 13, 2018
JORDAN
Mohammed Bedour, Men's Swimming
KENYA
Ian Kebeni, Men's Cross Country
LATVIA
Filips Buncis, Men's Ice Hockey
Gvido Jansons, Men's Ice Hockey
MEXICO
Alexia Delgado, Women's Soccer
NETHERLANDS
Lieske Carleer, Women's Soccer
Christian Lerby, Men's Tennis
Eva Van Deursen, Women's Soccer
NEW ZEALAND
George Stoupe, Men's Tennis
NORWAY
Beatrice Llano, Women's Track & Field
POLAND
Natalia Fryckowska, Women's Swim & Dive
SERBIA
Ivana Jeremic, Women's Volleyball
Danica Krstonosic, Women's Volleyball
SLOVENIA
Sasa Klanecek, Women's Tennis
SOUTH AFRICA
Ilze Hattingh, Women's Tennis
SPAIN
Alejandro del Rey, Men's Golf
Iris Mbulito, Women's Basketball
Raquel Olmos Ros, Women's Golf
SWEDEN
Linn Grant, Women's Golf
Frida Kaellgren, Women's Swim & Dive
TAIWAN
Chun An Yu, Men's Golf
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Jeminise Parris, Women's Track & Field
UNITED KINGDOM
Jane Brown, Women's Swim & Dive
ZIMBABWE
Chelsea Karimazondo, Women's Water Polo
Way go to @JamesLeowKA !!! pic.twitter.com/SBjawZRdAQ
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) December 7, 2019