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For the fifth consecutive year, ASU was recognized by the Institute of International Education as the No. 1 public university in the U.S. for hosting international students. According to the IIE’s 2025 Open Doors report, ASU has held the top spot eight of the past 10 years, and this year it ranks ahead of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University and the University of California, Berkeley.
SUN DEVIL INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETES BY SPORT
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Joel Foxwell, Australia
Jonathan Griman, Venezuela
Emmanuel Innocenti, Ivory Coast
Filip Malesevic, Serbia
Paulius Murauskas, Lithuania
Ajak Nyuon, Australia
Jokubas Rudaitis, Lithuania
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Heloisa Carrera, Brazil
Martina Fantini, Italy
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Tori Clement, Canada
Kristin Gilmour, Canada
Ronni Lavie, Israel
Sydney McDermott, Canada
Shira Tal, Israel
FOOTBALL
Matt McKenzie, Australia
Nicholas McLarty, Australia
Kirtland Vakalahi, Australia
MEN'S GOLF
Oscar Couilleau, France
Raul Gomez, Spain
Pongsapak Laopakdee, Thailand
Bryan Newman, South Africa
Anh Minh Nguyen, Vietnam
Peer Wernicke, Germany
WOMEN'S GOLF
Natalia Aparicio, Italy
Johanna Axelsen, Denmark
Kate Dillon, Ireland
Pimpisa “Fai” Rubrong, Thailand
Amelia Wan, England
GYMNASTICS
Jenna Timmons, Canada
Reese Grolla, Canada (Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week/Jan. 14, 2026)
ICE HOCKEY
Richard Baran, Slovakia
Jack Beck, Canada
Nathan Behm, Canada
Rylan Brown, Canada
Nic Chin-DeGraves, Canada
Chase Hamm, Canada
Olivier Houde, Canada
Jonas Woo, Canada
Matthew Mayich, Canada
Sean McGurn, Canada
Filip Nordberg, Sweden
Samuel Urban, Slovakia
SOCCER
Maria Camila Agudelo Sanchez, Colombia
Mya Angus, Canada
Linden Alkema, Netherlands
May Balmer, England
Sierra Bergen, Canada
Kierra, Blundell, Canada
Lucy Fazackerley, England
Miki Hayashi, Japan
Ella Kettles, Canada
Maja Madon, Slovenia
Amy Medley, Canada
Ella Opkvitne, Norway
Isabela Puccinelli, Brazil
Jenna Whinney, England
MEN'S SWIM & DIVE
Sergio De Celis Montalban, Spain
Mario Del Valle - Mexico
Parker Deshayes, Canada
Reece Grady, England
Daniel Marinov, Norway
Mattia Mauri, Switzerland
Oliver Munn, Sweden
Nathan Muratory, France
Filip Senc-Samardzic, Canada
Brayden Taivassalo, Canada
Kristupas Trepocka, Lithuania
Tolu Young, Fiji
WOMEN'S SWIM & DIVE
Rowynn Biffart, Canada
Saeren Brett, England
Albane Cachot, France
Lia Csulak, Hungary
Shane Golland, Israel
Jordan Greber, Canada
Kayden Hayes, Canada
Monica Leydar, Venezuela
Eleaunah Phillips, Canada
Belis Sakar, Turkey
Alexia Sotomayor, Peru
June Selin Tran-Hansen, Norway
Julia Ullmann, Switzerland
Lucie Vasquez, France
MEN'S TENNIS
Nikola Djsoic, Switzerland
Jan Klimas, Czech Republic
Milos Mikovic, Serbia
Ofek Shimanov, Israel
Niels Villard, France (Jan. 20 Big 12 Player of the Week)
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Nanami Goto, Japan
Aiya Nupbay, Kazakhstan
Sara Svetac, Croatia (Big 12 First-Team Singles Honors)
Emilija Tverijonaite, Lithuania (2025-26 Big 12 Player of the Year)
Karin Altori, Israel
Zlata Bartanusz, France
Lily Taylor, Australia
Sarang Lim, South Korea
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Gidion Lemashon, Kenya
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Omolola Kuponiyi, England
Susmita, India
Kate Odumoso, Nigeria
TRIATHLON
Alice Alessandri, Italy
Maja Brinkman, Namibia
Sidney Clement, Canada
Alexandra Campbell, Canada
Sonja de Koning, Netherlands (2025 National Freshman of the Year)
Cara Macdonald (Triathlon)
Kahtrin Ritter, Austria
Brooke Rousselle, Canada
Emma Rysavkova, Czech Republic
Luna Sraka, Slovenia
VOLLEYBALL
Isabella Costantini, Brazil
Ella Hope, Canada
Živa Labinjan, Slovenia
Aurora Papac, Croatia
Maéva Schalk, France
Antonina Serafinowska, Poland
Una Vajagić, Serbia
WATER POLO
Itziar Almeda, Spain
Camelia Bouloukbachi, France
Jelena Butic, Croatia
Bridget Cranley, Australia
Jasmijn Dikmans, Netherlands
Kat Featherstone, Canada
Kiara Heerink, Netherlands
Dominika Kardos, Hungary
Laura Kardos, Hungary
Sydney Krushen, Canada
Noga Levinshtetin, Israel
Hajar Perez, Spain
Miya Tirosh, Israel
Tatum Van Der Elst, Netherlands
Iris Vreeling, Netherlands
Wrestling
Azizbek Fayzullaev (Uzbekistan)
2026-2027 SUN DEVIL INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETES BY NATION
Australia
Joel Foxwell (Men's Basketball)
Ajak Nyuon (Men's Basketball)
Nicholas McLarty (Football)
Kirtland Vakalahi (Football)
Bridget Cranley (Water Polo)
Lily Taylor (Women's Tennis)
Austria
Kathrin Ritter (Triathlon)
Brazil
Heloisa Carrera (Women's Basketball)
Isabela Puccinelli (Soccer)
Isabella Costantini (Volleyball)
Canada
Jack Beck (Ice Hockey)
Nathan Behm (Ice Hockey)
Ryland Brown (Ice Hockey)
Chase Hamm (Ice Hockey)
Jonas Woo (Ice Hockey)
Matthew Mayich (Ice Hockey)
Sean McGurn (Ice Hockey)
Nicholas Degraves (Ice Hockey)
Oliver Houde (Ice Hockey)
Parker Deshays (Men's Swim & Dive)
Filip Senc-Samardzic (Men's Swim & Dive)
Brayden Taivassalo (Men's Swim & Dive)
Mya Angus (Soccer)
Sierra Bergen (Soccer)
Kierra Blundell (Soccer)
Ella Kettles (Soccer)
Amy Medley (Soccer)
Rowynn Biffart (Women's Swim & Dive)
Jordan Greber (Women's Swim & Dive)
Eleaunah Phillips (Women's Swim & Dive)
Kayden Hayes (Women's Swim & Dive)
Kat Featherstone (Water Polo)
Sydney Krushen (Water Polo)
Jenna Timmons (Gymnastics)
Reese Grolla (Gymnastics)
Tori Clement (Beach Volleyball)
Kristin Gilmour (Beach Volleyball)
Sydney McDermott (Beach Volleyball)
Alexandra Campbell (Triathlon)
Sidney Clement (Triathlon)
Cara Macdonald (Triathlon)
Brooke Rousselle (Triathlon)
Ella Hope (Volleyball)
Colombia
Maria Camila Agudelo Sanchez (Soccer)
Croatia
Jelena Butic (Water Polo)
Aurora Papac (Volleyball)
Sara Svetac (Women's Tennis)
Czech Republic
Jan Klimas (Men's Tennis)
Emma Rysavkova (Triathlon)
Denmark
Johanna Axelsen (Women's Golf)
England
May Balmer (Soccer)
Jenna Whinney (Soccer)
Lucy Fazackerley (Soccer)
Saeren Brett (Women's Swim & Dive)
Reece Grady (Men's Swim & Dive)
Amelia Wan (Women's Golf)
Omolola Kuponiyi (Women's Track & Field)
Fiji
Tolu Young (Men's Swim and DIve)
France
Oscar Couilleau (Men's Golf)
Nathan Muratory (Men's Swim & Dive)
Niels Villard (Men's Tennis)
Albane Cachot (Women's Swim & Dive)
Lucie Vasquez (Women's Swim & Dive)
Zlata Bartanusz (Women's Tennis)
Maéva Schalk (Volleyball)
Camelia Bouloukbachi (Water Polo)
Germany
Peer Wernicke (Men's Golf)
Hungary
Lia Csulak (Women's Swim & Dive)
Dominika Kardos (Water Polo)
Laura Kardos (Water Polo)
India
Susmita (Women's Track & Field)
Ireland
Kate Dillon (Women's Golf)
Israel
Ronni Lavie (Beach Volleyball)
Shira Tal (Beach Volleyball)
Shane Golland (Women's Swim & Dive)
Ofek Shimanov (Men's Tennis)
Karin Altori (Women's Tennis)
Miya Tirosh (Water Polo)
Noga Levinshtein (Water Polo)
Italy
Alice Alessandri (Triathlon)
Natalia Aparicio, Italy (Women's Golf)
Martina Fantini (Women’s Basketball)
Ivory Coast
Emmanuel Innocenti (Men's Basketball)
Japan
Nanami Goto, Japan (Women's Tennis)
Miki Hayashi (Soccer)
Kazakhstan
Aiya Nupbay (Women's Tennis)
Kenya
Gidion Lemashon (Men's Track & Field and Cross Country)
Lithuania
Paulius Murauskas (Men's Basketball)
Jokubas Rudaitis (Men's Basketball)
Kristupas Trepocka (Men's Swim & Dive)
Emilija Tverijonaite (Women's Tennis)
Mexico
Mario Del Valle (Men's Swim and Dive)
Namibia
Maja Brinkman (Triathlon)
Netherlands
Linden Alkema (Soccer)
Sonja de Koning (Triathlon) (2025 National Freshman of the Year)
Jasmijn Dikmans (Water Polo)
Kiara Heerink (Water Polo)
Tatum Van Der Elst (Water Polo)
Iris Vreeling (Water Polo)
Nigeria
Kate Odumoso (Women's Track & Field)
Norway
Ella Opkvitne (Soccer)
Daniel Marinov (Men's Swim & Dive)
June Selin Tran-Hansen (Women's Swim & Dive)
Peru
Alexia Sotomayor (Women's Swim & Dive)
Poland
Antonina Serafinowska (Volleyball)
Serbia
Filip Malesevic (Men's Basketball)
Milos Mikovic (Men’s Tennis)
Una Vajagić (Volleyball)
Slovakia
Richard Baran (Ice Hockey)
Samuel Urban (Ice Hockey)
Slovenia
Maja Madon (Soccer)
Luna Sraka (Triathlon)
Živa Labinjan (Volleyball)
South Africa
Bryan Newman (Men's Golf)
South Korea
Sarang Lim (Women's Tennis)
Spain
Hajar Perez (Water Polo)
Itziar Almeda (Water Polo)
Raul Gomez Montalva (Men's Golf)
Sergio De Celis Montalban (Men's Swim & Dive)
Sweden
Filip Nordberg (Ice Hockey)
Oliver Munn (Men's Swim & Dive)
Switzerland
Mattia Mauri (Men's Swim & Dive)
Nikola Djsoic (Men's Tennis)
Julia Ullmann (Women's Swim & Dive)
Thailand
Pongsapak Laopakdee (Men's Golf)
Pimpisa “Fai” Rubrong (Women's Golf)
Turkey
Belis Sakar (Women's Swim & Dive)
Uzbekistan
Azizbek Fayzullaev (Wrestling)
Venezuela
Jonathan Griman (Men's Basketball)
Monica Leydar (Women's Swim & Dive)
Vietnam
Anh Minh Nguyen (Men's Golf)