by Mary Louise Long and Jenna Hillman of the Cronkite PR Lab.
On Labor Day, it is a good time to check out the Sun Devil athletic department employees who also have earned their ASU degrees.
Some have one degree. Some have two. Some have graduate degrees. Then there is ticket office guru Tyson Roberts, who has four degrees!
You can find a list of all of them here. We also just hired a Sun Devil alum as our new diving coach after hiring Willie Bloomquist as our baseball coach in June. And can you name the three other Arizona State head coaches who earned their Sun Devil degrees? Click here for those.
We take a quick look at three Sun Devil graduates working in Sun Devil Athlerics below. Football Sun Devil Kevin Miniefield earned a sociology degree. Swim coach Herbie Behm was a psychology major while Krista Banke majored in business management at ASU. Below that is a list (and linked as well) of all the current athletic department employees who have earned Sun Devil degrees.
HOW DID YOU END UP WITH SUN DEVIL ATHLETICS?
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "After playing in the NFL and running my own business, Coach Don Bocchi presented me with an opportunity to come back to ASU for the purpose of enhancing our former student-athlete relationships.
COACH BEHM: "I began coaching at the high school level when I was a student at ASU. I always wanted to coach collegiately at the highest level possible. When a position became available to work with Bob Bowman and coach ASU it was literally a dream come true."
KRISTA BANKE: "I had other off-campus jobs but made my way back to Sun Devil Athletics after being gone for close to a year after finishing my masters."
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT YOUR CURRENT ROLE?
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "I really enjoy forming relationships with so many men and women that have shaped the history of our athletics program. Many of these individuals were just names to me prior to being in my current role, and now I'm able to call these individuals good friends."
COACH BEHM: "I love seeing how far the team has come since I was a member. The current team members don't believe how much faster the team is since I was on it."
KRISTA BANKE: "It's never the same day twice!"
A GREAT MEMORY FROM YOUR DAYS
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "I have a lot of fun memories of spending time with teammates and classmates at places like Flakey Jakes, BG Einstein's and Club Rio."
COACH BEHM: One of my roommates at ASU was a swimmer I met at my first swim camp as a nine-year old. It was very cool to begin and end my swimming career side-by-side with a lifelong friend."
KRISTA BANKE: "I was a member of the Student Alumni Association so painting the "A" gold was something we did often. I also slept out on "A" Mountain prior to the Arizona game one year to guard against a paint assault from down south."
A SUN DEVIL QUICK FACT ABOUT YOURSELF
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "Being a native Phoenician it was fun to have played football in the state of Arizona at all levels. Youth (Southwinds), high school (Camelback), college (ASU) and professional (Arizona Cardinals).
COACH BEHM: "My first time on ASU's campus was a swim meet at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center when I was 11 years old. It was 121 degrees that day and we had to leave the meet and take my mom to the hospital where she was treated for heat exhaustion."
KRISTA BANKE: I decided to come to ASU based on the sunny weather.
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ASU ALUMNI WORKING IN SUN DEVIL ATHLETICS THROUGH THE YEARS
--Labor Day List: ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (Sept. 6, 2020)
--Labor Day List: ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (Sept. 2, 2019)
--Labor Day List: ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (August 20, 2018)
--A look at ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (May 30, 2017)
--MANY @ASU_ASUALUMNI WORKING IN @THESUNDEVILS (August 27, 2015)
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FORMER SUN DEVIL STUDENT ATHLETES
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.
Willie Bloomquist, Head Baseball Coach (B.S. Management, 2001)
–Coach Bloomquist did it all as a player for both the Sun Devils and during a 14-year Major League Baseball career and was named Sun Devil head coach on June 11, 2021. He played three seasons at ASU (1997-99) and earned 1999 Pac-10 Player of the Year honors as a junior. In 1998, he tied a College World Series single-game record with five hits while leading a team that competed for the national championship. Bloomquist was an All-America pick in both the 1998 and 1999 campaigns and finished his college career with a .394 average before being drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 1999 draft.
Adam Blossey, Sun Devil Athletics Manager (B.S., Business Finance, 2005/Masters of Business Analytics, 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, Associate Head Coach, Women's Golf(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.
Raquel Grays, Academic Coach and Learning Specialist (B.S., Communications, 2018/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
–Grays was a member of the women's swimming program from 2014-2016.
Zeke Jones, Head Wrestling Coach (B.S., Corporate Financial Management, 1990)
– 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 and also earned a silver medal in the 1992 Olympics.
Ryan Kelley, Manager, Ticket Sales (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2009)
– Kelley played on the Sun Devil golf team from 2005-09.
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.
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 earned the 2019 Frank Kush Coach of the Year by his peers.
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management, 2002/MBA with Area of Emphasis - Leadership, 2011)
Graham entered ASU on the Sun Devil Academic Scholarship and as a baseball walk-on in 2000. He later transitioned to an athletics department intern before serving as Director of Baseball Operations for six seasons, including the 2005 and 2007 College World Series teams. He rejoined Sun Devil Athletics as a Senior Associate Athletics Director in 2021 after 13 seasons as a vice president with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD (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.
Marcus Williams, Associate Athletic Director, (B.S. Justice Studies, 1997)
– Marcus was a member of the 1997 Rose Bowl and Sun Bowl teams and earned first-team All-Pac Ten honors as a punter his senior year.
FOUR SUN DEVIL 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 SUN DEVIL DEGREES
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/Masters 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/ Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Raquel Grays, Academic Coach and Learning Specialist (B.S., Communications, 2018/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Mark Gorski, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (B.S. Sociology, 2015/ Masters 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)
Whittany Horton, Events Coordinator (B.S., Biological Sciences, 2015/Masters of Legal Studies, 2019)
Bill Kennedy, Associate A.D. (B.S., Broadcasting, 1986/M.M.C., Masters of Mass Communication, 1992)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (B.A., Communications, 2017/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management, 2002/MBA with Area of Emphasis - Leadership, 2011)
Paige Shacklett, Communications Manager (B.A., Sports Journalism, 2017/Masters of Sports Law & Business, 2018)
Connor Smith, Assistant Director, Media Relations (B.A. Sports & Media Studies, 2018/Masters of Legal Studies, 2020)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (B.A., Sports & Media Studies, 2017/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Susanna Tamol, Assistant Director, Athletics Compliance (B.S., Business Management, 1993/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2005)
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD, (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)
UNDERGRADUATE SUN DEVIL DEGREES EARNED
Kody Acevedo, Game Presentation Coordinator (B.A., Sports Journalism/Cronkite School, 2017)
John Anderson, Associate Athletic Trainer (B.S., Exercise Science, 1996)
Bridget Arenson, Associate Director, SAF Events & Clubs (B.A., Communication, 1996)
Liesl Babicka, Strategic Communications Coordinator (B.A., Sports Journalism, 2020)
Tayler Blackman, Partnership Activation Coordinator (B.A. Sports and Media Studies, 2017)
Willie Bloomquist, Head Baseball Coach (B.S. Management, 2001)
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, Ticket Sales and Retention Consultant (B.S., Business Management/B.A., Sport and Media Studies, 2015)
Jonathan Erwin, Coordinator/Academic Coach (B.S., Management, 2007)
Michelle Estill, Associate Head Coach, Women's Golf (B.S., Business Management, 1989)
Tony Grandlienard, Special Events Coordinator (B.A., Journalism, 2012)
Raquel Grays, Academic Coach and Learning Specialist (B.S., Communications, 2018)
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)
Kate Janczewski, Senior Associate A.D., Digital Media and Communications (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 2003)
Alonzo Jones, Associate Athletic Director, Championship Life (B.S. Justice Studies, 1991)
Zeke Jones, Head Wrestling Coach (B.S., Corporate Financial Management, 1990)
Mike Klakulak, Athletic Turfs Supervisor (B.S. Anthropology, 2017)
Ryan Kelley, Manager, Ticket Sales (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2009)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (B.A., Communications, 2017)
Mikayla McBride-Ferrara, Inside Sales Associate (B.A., Sports Business, 2021)
Kevin Miniefield, Associate Director, Sun Devil Letter Winners (B.S., Liberal Arts, 2007)
Nicole Nolan, Ticket Sales and Retention Consultant (B.S., Community Sports Management, 2017)
Marie Obsuna, Digital Content Coordinator (B.A.,Digital Culture & Media Analysis, 2017)
Greg Powers, Ice Hockey Coach (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 1999)
Pauletta Riggs, Senior HR Specialist (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2015)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management, 2002)
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)
Paige Shacklett, Communications Manager (B.A., Sports Journalism, 2017)
Connor Smith, Assistant Director, Media Relations (B.A. Sports & Media Studies, 2018)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (B.A., Sports & Media Studies, 2017)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management 2002)
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD, (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 Sponsorships, (B.S. Business, 1997)
Cierra Weimer, Partnership Activation Manager (B.A Sports and Media Studies, 2016)
Marcus Williams, Associate Athletic Director, (B.S. Justice Studies, 1997)
Pete Wozniak, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Manager (B.S., Business, 1989)
SUN DEVIL MASTER DEGREES EARNED
Krista Banke, Special Assistant to the Senior Associate Athletic Director (M.B.A., 2001)
Kelli Benjamin, Academic Coach (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
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)
Ryan Cohan, Women's Basketball Director of Operations (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Maggie Corbett, Athletic Trainer (M.Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2020)
Tony Grandlienard, Special Events Coordinator (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Mark Gorski, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Manager (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Paul Hogen, OSAD Coordinator/Learning Specialist (M.S., Physical Education, 1980/Principal Certification)
Whittany Horton, Events Coordinator (Masters of Legal Studies, 2019)
Kayla Branderhorst, Assistant Director of Athletics Compliance (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2015)
Bill Kennedy, Associate A.D. (M.M.C., Masters of Mass Communication, 1992)
Johnny Marcinkowski, Assistant Athletic Trainer-Football (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2017)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Alex Minniti, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (B.A. Sports Business, 2019)
Josh Richard, Director, Game Presentation (M.Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2012)
Tyson Roberts, Ticket Office Assistant Manager (Masters of Liberal Arts 2015/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2017)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (MBA, with Area of Emphasis – Leadership 2011)
Derek Schmitt, Assistant Swim Coach (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2017)
Paige Shacklett, Communications Manager (Masters of Sports Law & Business, 2018)
Connor Smith, Assistant Director, Media Relations (Masters of Legal Studies, 2020)
Tanner Spoden, Assistant Athletic Trainer (M.Ed., Postsecondary and Higher Education, 2021)
Jen Stewart, Director, Partnership Operations (M.B.A., 2010)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Susanna Tamol, Assistant Director, Athletics Compliance (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2005)
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD, (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2011)
Linda Vollstedt, Development Director, Sun Devil Club (M. Ed., Mathematics, 1971)
Nicole Welling, Triathlon Assistant Coach (Masters of Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Rich Wenner, Sports Performance Olympic Sports Head Coach (M.S., Exercise and Wellness, 2009)
Christina Wombacher, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2003)
Drew Zamora, Associate Director of Major Gifts, Sun Devil Club (Masters of Higher Education, Education Administration, 2014)
John Zubek, Athletics Compliance Coordinator (J.D., 2019)
Mary Louise Long is a master's student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism who will graduate in the Fall of 2021. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona and spent her summer working in Cronkite's Public Relations Lab.
Jenna Hillman is a senior in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism who will graduate in the fall of 2021. Originally from Mesa, Arizona, she has worked in ASU's Cronkite PR Lab in her Sun Devil undergraduate career.
On Labor Day, it is a good time to check out the Sun Devil athletic department employees who also have earned their ASU degrees.
Some have one degree. Some have two. Some have graduate degrees. Then there is ticket office guru Tyson Roberts, who has four degrees!
You can find a list of all of them here. We also just hired a Sun Devil alum as our new diving coach after hiring Willie Bloomquist as our baseball coach in June. And can you name the three other Arizona State head coaches who earned their Sun Devil degrees? Click here for those.
Sun Devil Diver ?? Volunteer Assistant ?? Diving Coach
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) September 2, 2021
Marc Briggs has officially been named to the coaching staff as our new Diving Coach! ??https://t.co/msQmavGqLo
We take a quick look at three Sun Devil graduates working in Sun Devil Athlerics below. Football Sun Devil Kevin Miniefield earned a sociology degree. Swim coach Herbie Behm was a psychology major while Krista Banke majored in business management at ASU. Below that is a list (and linked as well) of all the current athletic department employees who have earned Sun Devil degrees.
HOW DID YOU END UP WITH SUN DEVIL ATHLETICS?
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "After playing in the NFL and running my own business, Coach Don Bocchi presented me with an opportunity to come back to ASU for the purpose of enhancing our former student-athlete relationships.
COACH BEHM: "I began coaching at the high school level when I was a student at ASU. I always wanted to coach collegiately at the highest level possible. When a position became available to work with Bob Bowman and coach ASU it was literally a dream come true."
KRISTA BANKE: "I had other off-campus jobs but made my way back to Sun Devil Athletics after being gone for close to a year after finishing my masters."
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT YOUR CURRENT ROLE?
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "I really enjoy forming relationships with so many men and women that have shaped the history of our athletics program. Many of these individuals were just names to me prior to being in my current role, and now I'm able to call these individuals good friends."
COACH BEHM: "I love seeing how far the team has come since I was a member. The current team members don't believe how much faster the team is since I was on it."
KRISTA BANKE: "It's never the same day twice!"
A GREAT MEMORY FROM YOUR DAYS
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "I have a lot of fun memories of spending time with teammates and classmates at places like Flakey Jakes, BG Einstein's and Club Rio."
COACH BEHM: One of my roommates at ASU was a swimmer I met at my first swim camp as a nine-year old. It was very cool to begin and end my swimming career side-by-side with a lifelong friend."
KRISTA BANKE: "I was a member of the Student Alumni Association so painting the "A" gold was something we did often. I also slept out on "A" Mountain prior to the Arizona game one year to guard against a paint assault from down south."
A SUN DEVIL QUICK FACT ABOUT YOURSELF
KEVIN MINIEFIELD: "Being a native Phoenician it was fun to have played football in the state of Arizona at all levels. Youth (Southwinds), high school (Camelback), college (ASU) and professional (Arizona Cardinals).
COACH BEHM: "My first time on ASU's campus was a swim meet at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center when I was 11 years old. It was 121 degrees that day and we had to leave the meet and take my mom to the hospital where she was treated for heat exhaustion."
KRISTA BANKE: I decided to come to ASU based on the sunny weather.
Over the last 30-plus years #SunDevil4Life Rich Wenner has played a major role in helping hundreds of Sun Devils (including scores of WBB players) become elite performers. Help us congratulate Rich on being an inaugural AZ Strength-Athlete HOF inductee! https://t.co/hhtoa52X3c
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) November 19, 2020
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ASU ALUMNI WORKING IN SUN DEVIL ATHLETICS THROUGH THE YEARS
--Labor Day List: ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (Sept. 6, 2020)
--Labor Day List: ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (Sept. 2, 2019)
--Labor Day List: ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (August 20, 2018)
--A look at ASU Alumni in Sun Devil Athletics (May 30, 2017)
--MANY @ASU_ASUALUMNI WORKING IN @THESUNDEVILS (August 27, 2015)
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FORMER SUN DEVIL STUDENT ATHLETES
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.
Willie Bloomquist, Head Baseball Coach (B.S. Management, 2001)
–Coach Bloomquist did it all as a player for both the Sun Devils and during a 14-year Major League Baseball career and was named Sun Devil head coach on June 11, 2021. He played three seasons at ASU (1997-99) and earned 1999 Pac-10 Player of the Year honors as a junior. In 1998, he tied a College World Series single-game record with five hits while leading a team that competed for the national championship. Bloomquist was an All-America pick in both the 1998 and 1999 campaigns and finished his college career with a .394 average before being drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 1999 draft.
A star on the field ?? and a scholar in the classroom ??
— Sun Devil Baseball (@ASU_Baseball) April 25, 2019
Congrats to @williebloom on his induction into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/qZvS8mwzUp
Adam Blossey, Sun Devil Athletics Manager (B.S., Business Finance, 2005/Masters of Business Analytics, 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, Associate Head Coach, Women's Golf(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.
Raquel Grays, Academic Coach and Learning Specialist (B.S., Communications, 2018/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
–Grays was a member of the women's swimming program from 2014-2016.
Zeke Jones, Head Wrestling Coach (B.S., Corporate Financial Management, 1990)
– 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 and also earned a silver medal in the 1992 Olympics.
Ryan Kelley, Manager, Ticket Sales (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2009)
– Kelley played on the Sun Devil golf team from 2005-09.
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.
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 earned the 2019 Frank Kush Coach of the Year by his peers.
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management, 2002/MBA with Area of Emphasis - Leadership, 2011)
Graham entered ASU on the Sun Devil Academic Scholarship and as a baseball walk-on in 2000. He later transitioned to an athletics department intern before serving as Director of Baseball Operations for six seasons, including the 2005 and 2007 College World Series teams. He rejoined Sun Devil Athletics as a Senior Associate Athletics Director in 2021 after 13 seasons as a vice president with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD (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.
Marcus Williams, Associate Athletic Director, (B.S. Justice Studies, 1997)
– Marcus was a member of the 1997 Rose Bowl and Sun Bowl teams and earned first-team All-Pac Ten honors as a punter his senior year.
FOUR SUN DEVIL 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 SUN DEVIL DEGREES
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/Masters 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/ Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Raquel Grays, Academic Coach and Learning Specialist (B.S., Communications, 2018/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Mark Gorski, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (B.S. Sociology, 2015/ Masters 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)
Whittany Horton, Events Coordinator (B.S., Biological Sciences, 2015/Masters of Legal Studies, 2019)
Bill Kennedy, Associate A.D. (B.S., Broadcasting, 1986/M.M.C., Masters of Mass Communication, 1992)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (B.A., Communications, 2017/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management, 2002/MBA with Area of Emphasis - Leadership, 2011)
Paige Shacklett, Communications Manager (B.A., Sports Journalism, 2017/Masters of Sports Law & Business, 2018)
Connor Smith, Assistant Director, Media Relations (B.A. Sports & Media Studies, 2018/Masters of Legal Studies, 2020)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (B.A., Sports & Media Studies, 2017/Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Susanna Tamol, Assistant Director, Athletics Compliance (B.S., Business Management, 1993/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2005)
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD, (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)
UNDERGRADUATE SUN DEVIL DEGREES EARNED
Kody Acevedo, Game Presentation Coordinator (B.A., Sports Journalism/Cronkite School, 2017)
John Anderson, Associate Athletic Trainer (B.S., Exercise Science, 1996)
Bridget Arenson, Associate Director, SAF Events & Clubs (B.A., Communication, 1996)
Liesl Babicka, Strategic Communications Coordinator (B.A., Sports Journalism, 2020)
Tayler Blackman, Partnership Activation Coordinator (B.A. Sports and Media Studies, 2017)
Willie Bloomquist, Head Baseball Coach (B.S. Management, 2001)
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, Ticket Sales and Retention Consultant (B.S., Business Management/B.A., Sport and Media Studies, 2015)
Jonathan Erwin, Coordinator/Academic Coach (B.S., Management, 2007)
Michelle Estill, Associate Head Coach, Women's Golf (B.S., Business Management, 1989)
Tony Grandlienard, Special Events Coordinator (B.A., Journalism, 2012)
Raquel Grays, Academic Coach and Learning Specialist (B.S., Communications, 2018)
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)
Kate Janczewski, Senior Associate A.D., Digital Media and Communications (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 2003)
Alonzo Jones, Associate Athletic Director, Championship Life (B.S. Justice Studies, 1991)
Zeke Jones, Head Wrestling Coach (B.S., Corporate Financial Management, 1990)
Mike Klakulak, Athletic Turfs Supervisor (B.S. Anthropology, 2017)
Ryan Kelley, Manager, Ticket Sales (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2009)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (B.A., Communications, 2017)
Mikayla McBride-Ferrara, Inside Sales Associate (B.A., Sports Business, 2021)
Kevin Miniefield, Associate Director, Sun Devil Letter Winners (B.S., Liberal Arts, 2007)
Nicole Nolan, Ticket Sales and Retention Consultant (B.S., Community Sports Management, 2017)
Marie Obsuna, Digital Content Coordinator (B.A.,Digital Culture & Media Analysis, 2017)
Greg Powers, Ice Hockey Coach (B.A., Broadcast Journalism, 1999)
Pauletta Riggs, Senior HR Specialist (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 2015)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management, 2002)
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)
Paige Shacklett, Communications Manager (B.A., Sports Journalism, 2017)
Connor Smith, Assistant Director, Media Relations (B.A. Sports & Media Studies, 2018)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (B.A., Sports & Media Studies, 2017)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (B.S., Business Management 2002)
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD, (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 Sponsorships, (B.S. Business, 1997)
Cierra Weimer, Partnership Activation Manager (B.A Sports and Media Studies, 2016)
Marcus Williams, Associate Athletic Director, (B.S. Justice Studies, 1997)
Pete Wozniak, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Manager (B.S., Business, 1989)
SUN DEVIL MASTER DEGREES EARNED
Krista Banke, Special Assistant to the Senior Associate Athletic Director (M.B.A., 2001)
Kelli Benjamin, Academic Coach (Master's of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
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)
Ryan Cohan, Women's Basketball Director of Operations (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Maggie Corbett, Athletic Trainer (M.Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2020)
Tony Grandlienard, Special Events Coordinator (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Mark Gorski, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Manager (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2018)
Paul Hogen, OSAD Coordinator/Learning Specialist (M.S., Physical Education, 1980/Principal Certification)
Whittany Horton, Events Coordinator (Masters of Legal Studies, 2019)
Kayla Branderhorst, Assistant Director of Athletics Compliance (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2015)
Bill Kennedy, Associate A.D. (M.M.C., Masters of Mass Communication, 1992)
Johnny Marcinkowski, Assistant Athletic Trainer-Football (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2017)
Andrew Matheson, Sun Devil Hockey Director of Operations (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Alex Minniti, Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (B.A. Sports Business, 2019)
Josh Richard, Director, Game Presentation (M.Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2012)
Tyson Roberts, Ticket Office Assistant Manager (Masters of Liberal Arts 2015/M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2017)
Graham Rossini, Senior Associate Athletic Director (MBA, with Area of Emphasis – Leadership 2011)
Derek Schmitt, Assistant Swim Coach (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2017)
Paige Shacklett, Communications Manager (Masters of Sports Law & Business, 2018)
Connor Smith, Assistant Director, Media Relations (Masters of Legal Studies, 2020)
Tanner Spoden, Assistant Athletic Trainer (M.Ed., Postsecondary and Higher Education, 2021)
Jen Stewart, Director, Partnership Operations (M.B.A., 2010)
Danny Stolper, Director of Baseball Operations (Masters of Sports Law and Business, 2019)
Susanna Tamol, Assistant Director, Athletics Compliance (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2005)
Natalie Thackrah, Associate Director, OSAD, (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2011)
Linda Vollstedt, Development Director, Sun Devil Club (M. Ed., Mathematics, 1971)
Nicole Welling, Triathlon Assistant Coach (Masters of Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2015)
Rich Wenner, Sports Performance Olympic Sports Head Coach (M.S., Exercise and Wellness, 2009)
Christina Wombacher, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator (M. Ed., Higher and Postsecondary Education, 2003)
Drew Zamora, Associate Director of Major Gifts, Sun Devil Club (Masters of Higher Education, Education Administration, 2014)
John Zubek, Athletics Compliance Coordinator (J.D., 2019)
Mary Louise Long is a master's student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism who will graduate in the Fall of 2021. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona and spent her summer working in Cronkite's Public Relations Lab.
Jenna Hillman is a senior in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism who will graduate in the fall of 2021. Originally from Mesa, Arizona, she has worked in ASU's Cronkite PR Lab in her Sun Devil undergraduate career.