GET TO KNOW REBECCA...
If you could have dinner with anyone from any era, who would it be and where? My great grandma who I was named after and I would take her to our local ice cream shop.
One word to describe your feeling when you were put on the ASU uniform for the first time: Pride
Where is your favorite place to run in Phoenix? Any canal path
You have a chance to go watch one past sporting event live (any sport) ...what are you going to? Steve Prefontaine’s Olympic qualification (1972)
MLB players pick a song to play on the PA system when they step up to the plate. You are a MLB player. What song is playing as you dig into the batter's box? Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
What did like best about your hometown? The people – “Iowa nice” is a real thing.
A movie you have watched more than once and will watch again: Mama Mia
Past Sun Devil (any sport) you wish you could have watched compete: Des Linden
Favorite song from your favorite artist? On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
Are you a good dancer? When is the last time you danced? I would like to think so; and probably while doing homework.
What is one of your favorite quotes? “Don’t mistake silence for weakness.”
What is your favorite form of exercise? Strength Training
Favorite hiking spot? Picketpost Mountain in Superior, Arizona
Who has been the biggest influence on your career? Jenny Weber (former coach)
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? The launch of Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? I would learn to fly a plane.
If you could meet anyone, past or present, who would it be? Elvis Presley
What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? Being too stubborn
What story does your family always tell about you? My mom made me do swimming until I could swim all the way across the pool. The first time I did she was so proud, but all I could say was “Can I quit now?”
What is your favorite TV show and why? I don’t watch a lot of TV
If you were a character on a TV show, which one would you be? Buttercup from the Powerpuff Girls
If someone wrote a book about your life, what would they title it? “Don’t Call Me Becky”
Name one thing about yourself that most people don't know: I love a good joke or pun
What is your favorite commercial? Specialized E-Bike commercial – ‘It’s you, only faster”
A Sun Devil "story" that has put a lump in your throat: Pat Tillman
If you could live during any time period when/where would it be and why? The 1920’s
What is the most important thing that a parent/grandparent taught you? How to cook a good meal.
What was the single-biggest challenge of your life? Non-multi sport coaches not understanding and supporting me in my triathlon career.
What is your favorite road trip destination? The mountains
What toppings do you get on your pizza? Meat, veggies, and goat cheese
Favorite pro athlete you have been around... Hunter Kemper
Most underrated coach you have been around... Lonny Kerman (my first swim coach)
Past Sun Devil game/event you wish you would have been there live to see… Our Rose Bowl win
What I know now that I wish I knew in high school… Just because you don’t like a class in high school doesn’t mean you won’t like it in college.
Typically, I am in bed and lights are out at... 10:30
Last book I read: Next Year in Havana
Last movie I saw: 10 Things I Hate About You
What was the first concert you ever attended? Bon Jovi
My favorite month... November
Something I have not done, but I will... Visit every national park
What is your favorite holiday and why? Thanksgiving because of the food.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Humble, stubborn, loyal
If you could be on any game show, which show would you choose? American Ninja Warrior
What is the most useful app you have downloaded? Spotify
What is your best childhood memory? Family vacations
You have just won the lottery, what is your first purchase? My family always said we would buy a pool with a lazy river.
What is your favorite sport to watch? Gymnastics
What is your favorite food? Mac ‘n Cheese
What is your favorite restaurant? Any place that serves a good breakfast.
What do you miss the most about being a kid? Chasing lightning bugs during the summer nights.
2019-20 (Junior):
2018-19 (Sophomore):
If you could have dinner with anyone from any era, who would it be and where? My great grandma who I was named after and I would take her to our local ice cream shop.
One word to describe your feeling when you were put on the ASU uniform for the first time: Pride
Where is your favorite place to run in Phoenix? Any canal path
You have a chance to go watch one past sporting event live (any sport) ...what are you going to? Steve Prefontaine’s Olympic qualification (1972)
MLB players pick a song to play on the PA system when they step up to the plate. You are a MLB player. What song is playing as you dig into the batter's box? Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
What did like best about your hometown? The people – “Iowa nice” is a real thing.
A movie you have watched more than once and will watch again: Mama Mia
Past Sun Devil (any sport) you wish you could have watched compete: Des Linden
Favorite song from your favorite artist? On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
Are you a good dancer? When is the last time you danced? I would like to think so; and probably while doing homework.
What is one of your favorite quotes? “Don’t mistake silence for weakness.”
What is your favorite form of exercise? Strength Training
Favorite hiking spot? Picketpost Mountain in Superior, Arizona
Who has been the biggest influence on your career? Jenny Weber (former coach)
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? The launch of Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? I would learn to fly a plane.
If you could meet anyone, past or present, who would it be? Elvis Presley
What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? Being too stubborn
What story does your family always tell about you? My mom made me do swimming until I could swim all the way across the pool. The first time I did she was so proud, but all I could say was “Can I quit now?”
What is your favorite TV show and why? I don’t watch a lot of TV
If you were a character on a TV show, which one would you be? Buttercup from the Powerpuff Girls
If someone wrote a book about your life, what would they title it? “Don’t Call Me Becky”
Name one thing about yourself that most people don't know: I love a good joke or pun
What is your favorite commercial? Specialized E-Bike commercial – ‘It’s you, only faster”
A Sun Devil "story" that has put a lump in your throat: Pat Tillman
If you could live during any time period when/where would it be and why? The 1920’s
What is the most important thing that a parent/grandparent taught you? How to cook a good meal.
What was the single-biggest challenge of your life? Non-multi sport coaches not understanding and supporting me in my triathlon career.
What is your favorite road trip destination? The mountains
What toppings do you get on your pizza? Meat, veggies, and goat cheese
Favorite pro athlete you have been around... Hunter Kemper
Most underrated coach you have been around... Lonny Kerman (my first swim coach)
Past Sun Devil game/event you wish you would have been there live to see… Our Rose Bowl win
What I know now that I wish I knew in high school… Just because you don’t like a class in high school doesn’t mean you won’t like it in college.
Typically, I am in bed and lights are out at... 10:30
Last book I read: Next Year in Havana
Last movie I saw: 10 Things I Hate About You
What was the first concert you ever attended? Bon Jovi
My favorite month... November
Something I have not done, but I will... Visit every national park
What is your favorite holiday and why? Thanksgiving because of the food.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Humble, stubborn, loyal
If you could be on any game show, which show would you choose? American Ninja Warrior
What is the most useful app you have downloaded? Spotify
What is your best childhood memory? Family vacations
You have just won the lottery, what is your first purchase? My family always said we would buy a pool with a lazy river.
What is your favorite sport to watch? Gymnastics
What is your favorite food? Mac ‘n Cheese
What is your favorite restaurant? Any place that serves a good breakfast.
What do you miss the most about being a kid? Chasing lightning bugs during the summer nights.
2019-20 (Junior):
- Finished seventh at the West Regional Qualifiers in Belle Fourche, S.D. (9/15)
- Improved to a sixth place finish at the East Regional Qualifier in Huddleston, Va. (10/19)
- Finished fifth overall at the National Championship held in Tempe for her highest career finish (11/14)
- CTCA Scholar All-American
2018-19 (Sophomore):
- Finished eighth among women (19th overall) at the 9/11 Heroes Run in Tempe (Sept. 1)
- Finished 5th at the East Regional Qualifier (Oct. 20) in Huddleston, Va.
- CTCA DI All-Region Team at East Regional Qualifier
- Finished ninth at the USAT Collegiate National Championship in Tempe (Nov. 4)
- Finished fifth in her first collegiate triathlon at the Central Regional Qualifier in Naperville, Ill. (Sept. 4)
- Finished seventh at the Eastern Regional Qualifier in Sarasota, Fla. (Oct. 7)
- Named to Eastern Division I All-Region Team
- Finished 11th at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships (Nov. 5)
- College Triathlon Coaches Association Academic All-American
- Competed in the Women's Elite race at the 2018 Magog CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup in Magog, Quebec, Canada (34th)
- Letterwinner in swimming, cross country, and track in high school
- Won two duathlon national championships
- Named 2014 Duathlete of the Year
- Three-time member of Team USA at both world triathlon and duathlon championships
- Outside of athletics, Naughton was a member of the National Honor Society and was on the Presidential Honor Roll every semester
- Majoring in mechanical engineering