#the fall was 9th Nov 1989

[leandra-kinard]

OMG guys. Look what I found!! Ryan is a time traveler. Or a vampire. And maybe part German. In any case, he was at the fall of the Berlin wall.

Maybe he even brought it down, who knows. Certainly wasn't The Hoff, despite what he claims.

[misfitwashere]

The Berlin Wall Never Fell

It Didn't

TIMOTHY SNYDER

NOV 9

Thirty five years ago today, the Berlin Wall did not fall.

I realize that I am running against the torrent of anniversary remembrances here.  And no doubt you are thinking: he means this metaphorically; he means that some mental barrier remains between East and West, or perhaps between eastern and western Germany.

No, I mean that, quite literally, the Berlin Wall did not fall.  It did not fall thirty-five years ago today.  It never fell.  The "fall of the Berlin Wall" is a literary device, not a historical event. 

And that we have chosen a false image to stand for a moment of liberation reveals a problem.

But first, a reminder of what did happen.  At the time, East and West Germany were two different countries.  Berlin was a special island inside East Germany, itself divided between Western and Eastern parts.  A physical wall did indeed separate the two, built by the East German regime to keep their people in.  

In summer and autumn 1989, amidst Gorbachev's perestroika and reforms and gestures among neighboring communist countries, East Germans were finding ways to visit or to emigrate to West Germany.  The East German regime, in turmoil itself amid protests, was trying to formulate a new set of rules for the border.  Amidst a great deal of confusion, a regime spokesman seemed to announce, in response to a question by an Italian journalist, that the border posts at the wall would allow East Germans to depart for the West.

That was on November 9th, 1989.  The Berlin Wall did not topple over because of that press conference.  What happened was that tens of thousands of East Berliners took advantage of the pronouncement and crowded the border checkpoints, one of which eventually opened.  People rushed through to forbidden West Berlin, where they were greeted with champagne and flowers.  It was a night that changed the history of Germany, which would unify less than a year later.

But no wall actually fell.  People eventually clambered on it, and chipped off pieces of it (I have a few, somewhere).  People painted on it for a while, which is why those concrete souvenirs are colorful. On New Year's Eve, 1989, David Hasselhoff played a concert over the Berlin Wall, in a crane.  The wall was of course still standing, because it had not fallen down. 

Words matter.  Pretty much everyone says "the fall of the Berlin Wall" as a shorthand for the "the end of communism in eastern Europe."  But something that never happened cannot be a source of an actual memory.  It cannot teach us, for example, how authoritarianism is resisted. 

The image of a wall falling transforms a complicated history into a simple moment.  But when we embrace that image of something that never happened, we lose everything that we need to remember, everything that is human and interesting.

The opening of the checkpoint that night was an accident.  But it was an accident made possible by human action.  East Germans had chosen to leave their country.  They were protesting, and believed that they could protest in part because other people were doing so.  The largest and most effective protests were in neighboring Poland.  They went back to the foundation of a labor union, Solidarity, in 1980.  By November 1989, Poland had already formed a post-communist government.

And that of course is the Polish gripe with the whole "Berlin wall falling" story.  Poles will want you to know that Poland was more important than East Germany in the history of the end of communism.  And that is very true.  But the crucial thing to remember is what Poles did.  In the face of dictatorship they found concepts of cooperation and lived them.

The resistance to communism was a human story of cooperation.  Its dissidents stressed the need to work together.  Its most important organization was a union.  When a certain conjuncture emerged in 1989, it was these practices and traditions that allowed new political alternatives to emerge.  The human cooperation, called "civil society" at the time, was not enough in itself to change the world.  But when the world began to change in other ways, people were ready.  

When we imagine the Berlin Wall falling, as we will be summoned to do today, we are instructed that freedom is something that just happens.  The wall was up.  Bad.  And then it fell.  Good.  We think of freedom like that because it removes the responsibility from us.  And that is the wrong lesson, wrong historically and so wrong politically and morally.

Thirty five years ago today, the Berlin Wall did not fall. 

Thirty five years ago today, some people made history, amidst other people making history, thanks to some prior cooperation, and some good thinking about what freedom means.

We cannot change the world all at once.  But we can change the way we think.  We can clear away the clichés and make ourselves more lively.  We can work together and then, when other things are in motion, be ready to turn the change in the right direction.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Sign of the Day - 35th Anniversary November 9th, 1989 - here was a newly-made sign created as part of the crumbling Berlin Wall... Sometimes in dark times, remembering good history can be important and comforting reminders that ...usually... even if after too-long waits, good triumphs over evil, darkness over light.

[Mary Elaine LeBey]

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The Berlin Wall Never Fell

It Didn't

Timothy Snyder

Nov 09, 2024

Thirty five years ago today, the Berlin Wall did not fall.

I realize that I am running against the torrent of anniversary remembrances here.  And no doubt you are thinking: he means this metaphorically; he means that some mental barrier remains between East and West, or perhaps between eastern and western Germany.

No, I mean that, quite literally, the Berlin Wall did not fall.  It did not fall thirty-five years ago today.  It never fell.  The "fall of the Berlin Wall" is a literary device, not a historical event. 

And that we have chosen a false image to stand for a moment of liberation reveals a problem.

But first, a reminder of what did happen.  At the time, East and West Germany were two different countries.  Berlin was a special island inside East Germany, itself divided between Western and Eastern parts.  A physical wall did indeed separate the two, built by the East German regime to keep their people in. 

In summer and autumn 1989, amidst Gorbachev's perestroika and reforms and gestures among neighboring communist countries, East Germans were finding ways to visit or to emigrate to West Germany.  The East German regime, in turmoil itself amid protests, was trying to formulate a new set of rules for the border.  Amidst a great deal of confusion, a regime spokesman seemed to announce, in response to a question by an Italian journalist, that the border posts at the wall would allow East Germans to depart for the West.

That was on November 9th, 1989.  The Berlin Wall did not topple over because of that press conference.  What happened was that tens of thousands of East Berliners took advantage of the pronouncement and crowded the border checkpoints, one of which eventually opened.  People rushed through to forbidden West Berlin, where they were greeted with champagne and flowers.  It was a night that changed the history of Germany, which would unify less than a year later.

But no wall actually fell.  People eventually clambered on it, and chipped off pieces of it (I have a few, somewhere).  People painted on it for a while, which is why those concrete souvenirs are colorful. On New Year's Eve, 1989, David Hasselhoff played a concert over the Berlin Wall, in a crane.  The wall was of course still standing, because it had not fallen down. 

Words matter.  Pretty much everyone says "the fall of the Berlin Wall" as a shorthand for the "the end of communism in eastern Europe."  But something that never happened cannot be a source of an actual memory.  It cannot teach us, for example, how authoritarianism is resisted. 

The image of a wall falling transforms a complicated history into a simple moment.  But when we embrace that image of something that never happened, we lose everything that we need to remember, everything that is human and interesting.

The opening of the checkpoint that night was an accident.  But it was an accident made possible by human action.  East Germans had chosen to leave their country.  They were protesting, and believed that they could protest in part because other people were doing so.  The largest and most effective protests were in neighboring Poland.  They went back to the foundation of a labor union, Solidarity, in 1980.  By November 1989, Poland had already formed a post-communist government.

And that of course is the Polish gripe with the whole "Berlin wall falling" story.  Poles will want you to know that Poland was more important than East Germany in the history of the end of communism.  And that is very true.  But the crucial thing to remember is what Poles did.  In the face of dictatorship they found concepts of cooperation and lived them.

The resistance to communism was a human story of cooperation.  Its dissidents stressed the need to work together.  Its most important organization was a union.  When a certain conjuncture emerged in 1989, it was these practices and traditions that allowed new political alternatives to emerge.  The human cooperation, called "civil society" at the time, was not enough in itself to change the world.  But when the world began to change in other ways, people were ready.  

When we imagine the Berlin Wall falling, as we will be summoned to do today, we are instructed that freedom is something that just happens.  The wall was up.  Bad.  And then it fell.  Good.  We think of freedom like that because it removes the responsibility from us.  And that is the wrong lesson, wrong historically and so wrong politically and morally.

Thirty five years ago today, the Berlin Wall did not fall. 

Thirty five years ago today, some people made history, amidst other people making history, thanks to some prior cooperation, and some good thinking about what freedom means.

We cannot change the world all at once.  But we can change the way we think.  We can clear away the clichés and make ourselves more lively.  We can work together and then, when other things are in motion, be ready to turn the change in the right direction.

[painterofhorizons]

Meeting Strangers - General Timeline

While there is a general masterpost for Meeting Strangers//Spiegelbilder with stories I’m working on, I needed a somewhat simple timetine that covers the major milestones, so here we go. I’ll be adding links to posted chapters and/or WIP posts to the single events. Things with * are currently worked on most and likely to be posted next. There’s a lot of unrelated oneshots to be found in the other masterpost, that are not linked to these major milestones and thus not listed here.

You can find all posted chapters on AO3 here. General rambling and WIPs on tumblr under this tag. Edits for characters/places/scenes found here.

1956: David Stephen Rossi is born May 9th 1974: Dave enlists with the military age 18, Alex Dancy is born Nov 16th as Alexandra Anatevka Orlowa in New York City to an American father and a Russian mother 1976: Alex’ family moves back to Leningrad, soviet Russia, to care for her grandmother after her husband passed away, Alex grows up in Leningrad 1978: somewhere along the way Dave gets married to Carolyn Baker Rossi, they have a son named James David who dies the same day he is born (April 26th), Dave is 22 1983: after their marriage has been difficult for months already Carolyn leaves Dave after he repeatedly forgets their special dates, Dave is 27 1985: Dave lives a summer marriage with Hayden Montgomery, the marriage only lasts some happy months spend together in Paris (he’s 29), Hayden ends it

1987: in February Alex’ grandmother dies, Alex is 12 1988: on Christmas eve Dave is witness of a nightmare case at work that will haunt him for decades (s03e14), while Alex gets in serious trouble with the local police in Leningrad/St. Petersburg 1989: Dave has a very short Las Vegas marriage with Krystall, his black jack dealer, the marriage lasts 48h; the same year Anya, Alex’ bigger sister, dies, and a little later her father leaves her mother with two small children and a troubled 14yo 1990: in March Alex’ gets thrown out of home by her mother, after some troublesome months she finds a new home with streetworker and ex-cop Yuri Volkov in a condemned house where he runs a safe place for street children** 1991: Alex starts working in a factory, while the USSR falls apart 1992-94: Alex goes back to school and graduates while working at the factory, age 17-19

1995: Alex moves from St. Petersburg to London to study social work after meeting a social worker in a foreign committee visiting St. Petersburg 1997-2007: Dave goes into early retirement to write books about his work with the BAU and do private counseling 2000: by accident Dave and Alex run into each other for the first time while he’s on book promotion tour in London (—> The First Chapter), Dave is 44, Alex 26

2003: after staying loosely in contact Dave tells Alex about a job opportunity in the States, which she ends up taking, she moves close to Washington DC and helps build the FBI’s Victims Assistance Unit, she also joins the local BACA chapter (Bikers Against Child Abuse) and volunteers at the BACA run youth club “Safe Haven”** 2007: on Halloween, Dave rejoins the BAU age 51 after Jason Gideon left with short notice (s03e06) 2008: the relationship between Alex and boyfriend of several years Frederick Fry goes down with violence, leaving her in a pretty messed up head space (—> Enough**), her superior at the VAU suggests taking a temporary job opportunity at the West Coast, Alex spends ten months at the West Coast to help build another VAU office (Alex is 34) 2009: Alex returns to Arlington, VA, and ends up in a chaotic summer relationship with long time BACA friend Tonks, they have the summer of their lives but end up parting because Tonks falls for someone else (—> A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

2011: when Emily Prentiss “dies”, Alex joins the BAU to fill the vacant spot 2012: Dave throws JJ’s wedding (big party), later that year he and Alex end up in a friends-with-benefits kind of relationship (he’s 56, she’s 38) 2013: Alex gets shot at work, while she’s on sick leave she decides to quit with the BAU and go back to the VAU; Emily joins back with the BAU

2014: Alex&Dave decide to finally screw “no strings attached” and enter a committed relationship**; Alex starts being stalked 2015: the stalking case goes down horribly, leaving Alex at rock bottom (—> City of Blinding Lights series), a hard year ends with Dave proposing to Alex**

2016: Dave&Alex buy a house together 2017: after an unplanned pregnancy Alex loses the child in the first trimenon, both Alex and Dave have to deal with child losses they suffered in their past ( —> Another Life**) 2018: Vick, a teenager Alex knows from work, moves in with Alex&Dave temporarily and later becomes a permanent family member (—> Family is Something You Chose**), Dave is 62, Alex 44 2019: when Alex’ mother dies, she has to go back to her past

[juniwilson]

Juniper Wilson timeline

(death mention; biphobia mention tw)

April 3, 1989--Juniper Dawn Wilson born, 5th Wilson child

Feb. 8, 1992--Glenn & Robin born, 6th & 7th Wilson children

June 21, 1999--Clover born, 8th Wilson child

October 23, 2002--Reed Shasta Wilson born, the 9th Wilson child, but passed at 3 months from SIDS, devastating the family

Summer 2005--Juni starts working their first job; met & dated ex #1 (ex lost interest)

June 2007--Juni graduates from H.S. and begins attending community college that fall (Seattle Central) while still working; met & dated ex #2 at community college (ex was biphobic)

May 2009--Graduates from community college with an AS degree; is accepted at SFSU beginning Fall 2009 and works full time while preparing for the move; met & dated ex #3 before graduating community college (relationship fizzled)

August 2009--Moves from Seattle to San Francisco; begins 1st semester at SFSU 1 month later

May 2012--Graduates from SFSU with a BS in Marine Science; brother (Robin) moves in with her from Seattle and begins pursuing his career as a mortician; met & dated exes #4 (ex cheated) & #5 during college (ex didn’t want long distance)

August 2012--Begins internship with Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute while continuing to work part time in SF

Nov. 2012--Completes internship, works full time with 2 jobs while applying for positions in her field

March 2013-Sept. 2015--Is hired at the Monterey Bay Aquarium & makes the 2 hour commute for the duration; met ex #6 at aquarium job

Sept. 2015--Applies for and is hired at the CA Academy of Sciences in SF

Fall 2015- Feb. 2021--met & dated exes #7 (ex was verbally & emotionally abusive), #8 (ex cheated) & #9 (relationship fizzled)

late Summer 2021--Auditioned for & joined Ship-Wrecked, Season 1

late Nov. 2021--Ship-Wrecked begins filming on Marquesas Islands

early Jan. 2022--Met Chris Grimaldi & went on 1st date shortly thereafter

early Feb. 2022--Junis (Juni & Chris) learn while on the island that they’re expecting a baby

April 9, 2022--Ship-Wrecked wraps filming & the cast/crew fly home

August 13, 2022--Juniper & Chris become engaged

August 25, 2022--Junis’s firstborn, Atlas Giuseppe Grimaldi was born

February 14, 2023--Juniper & Chris wed at CuriOdyssey in San Mateo, CA

[seventeengoingunder-archive]

Honestly I think with how fast she is at recording the albums - I think I had a vision for how the rollout would be

I get why love story was released on valentine's so that was lovely and the fearless should've been march/april and then with the numbers from that stupid Steven Colbert interview I thought may would be announced 1989 and then 1989 in July/August (July 9th was a Friday and I was wishing for wildest dreams/enchanted mashup because she has to have seen the demand from fans for 1989 tour versions of a lot of songs wanegbt and ikywt)

and then August 13 was a Friday and anniversary of the red era (the date wanegbt dropping) so it would be perfect date and it would be mad if she dropped the rock version

And October 22 is a Friday and middle of fall (unlike Nov 19 which is basically winter and also I get it's international men's day but whatever) October 22 is perfect date for red release

And then I thought it'd be 2022 spring like march time for debut and then September for speak now and then end of November would be perfect for rep

(basically the calender year this year lines up so many perfect Taylor numbers as Fridays so this would be great)

I'm okay with her not being able to record the albums faster, I just personally find the roll-out, and the motivation behind the rerecording process at all, confusing.

The way I saw it, there were two major reasons

Taking back songs that rightfully belong to her, and served as her diary for more than a decade

Stopping Scooter from profiting off of her work

And what I don't get is why are songs that are finished not out? We've had the Wildest Dreams snippet for months. So why not just drop it without the album?

She's been doing chapter EPs for album tracks. She could've just dropped an EP of songs with similar themes every 3 months or something. So she could record just 5 songs rather than a 30 track album and have them out there, and then compiled them once they were all done.

[your-dietician]

Year-in-Review: 2020-21 Notes, Reviews and Numbers Across All Sports

New Post has been published on https://tattlepress.com/sports/year-in-review-2020-21-notes-reviews-and-numbers-across-all-sports/

Year-in-Review: 2020-21 Notes, Reviews and Numbers Across All Sports

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Sun Devil Athletics embarked on a wild journey in the 2020-21 season.

There were events changed, canceled, postponed, deleted and added at a dizzying pace. Patience was tested. Coaches and student-athletes adjusted like never before. Facilities upgrades were made (soccer/lacrosse for example).

Through it all, the teams competed. Some fall��sports competed in the spring. It resulted in crazy amount of events hosted and double-headers and facilities being used at record pace.

Here is a look at all the team’s seasons with quick recaps and some tweets and numbers to remember the 2020-21 season (that was a lot more of 2021 than 2020). It was a season that saw Turner Washington and Jorinde van Klinken win NCAA titles and the department notch a 20th-place finish in the Learfield IMG Directors’ Cup.

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NCAA CHAMPIONS Outdoor Track and Field: Turner Washington (shot put, discus), Jorinde van Klinken (discus) Indoor Track and Field: Turner Washington (shot put)

  HUGE week for the Sun Devils!

3?? National Titles 4?? Medals 9?? All-Americans

And BOTH the men and women’s squads finished top-10 in the country. ??#ForksUp?? #O2V https://t.co/mwwEa3i5dL

— Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) June 13, 2021

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ALL-AMERICANS Baseball: Ethan Long (second-team DH by Collegiate Baseball News and First Base by Baseball America; third-team DH by NCBWA; Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball News and second-team Freshman All-America DH by NCBWA); Sean McLain (Freshman All-American HM by Collegiate Baseball News); Hunter Hass (Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball News, 3B) Softball: Maddi Hackbarth (NFCA Second-Team At-Large Catcher, Softball America Third Team) Gymnastics: Hannah Scharf (WCGA Regular Season Second-Team, all-around), Hannah Scharf (NCAA Second Team All-American, bars) Men’s Track (Indoor): Turner Washington (shot put, NCAA champion); Kentre Patterson (12th in 60m/second-team All-American) Women’s Track (Indoor): Jorinde van Klinken (third-place in shot put, first-team All-American), Hayley Rayburn (11th in pole vault/second-team All-American) Men’s Track (Outdoor): Turner Washington (NCAA champion in shot put and discuss, first-team All-America); Jamar Marshall Jr. (110H; first-team All-American); Ian Schulz (discus; second-team All-American) Women’s Track (Outdoor): Jorinde van Klinken (first-place in discus, first-team All-American; 12th in discus, second-team All-American); Alizee Minard (second place in javelin; first-team All-American); Beatrice Llano (hammer, fifth-place, first-team All-American); Shelby Moran (13th in hammer; second-team All-American) Women’s Golf: Linn Grant (Unanimous First Team), Ashley Menne (WGCA Honorable Mention) Wrestling (5): Brandon Courtney (125), Michael McGee (133), Jacori Teemer (157), Anthony Valencia (165), Cohlton Schultz (285) Water Polo (4): Bente Rogge (First Team All-American), Amira Van Buren (Second Team All-American), Chelsea Karimazondo (Honorable Mention All-American), Luca Petovary (Honorable Mention All-American). ————————————————————————————————————

INDIVIDUAL PAC-12 CHAMPIONS (9) Wrestling (5): Brandon Courtney (125), Jacori Teemer (157), Anthony Valencia (165), Kordell Norfleet (197), Cohlton Schultz (HWT) Men’s Track and Field (2): Jamar Marshall Jr.  (110H), Carlan Naisant (javelin) Women’s Track and Field (2): Alizee Minard (javelin), Jorinde van Klinken (discus)

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PAC-12 TEAM CHAMPIONS WRESTLING: The No. 6 Sun Devil wrestling dominated the conference with five individual titles to win its fourth Pac-12 Championship in five years after posting a 138 tournament point total. The conference title was ASU’s 22nd all-time and 20th in the Pac-10/12 era with the help of five individual conference champion performances.

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FINAL OVERALL/PAC-12 RECORDS Baseball: 33-22/16-15 (T-5th)/NCAA Regional Beach Volleyball: 10-12/3-6 Men’s Basketball: 11-14/7-10 (9th) Women’s Basketball: 12-12/6-9 (9th)/WNIT Men’s Cross Country: 9th in Pac-12 Women’s Cross Country: 9th in Pac-12 Football: 2-2/2-2 (T-4th in Pac-12 South) Men’s Golf: T3rd/NCAA Match Play Semifinalist Women’s Golf: T5th/NCAA Match Play Quarterfinalist Gymnastics: 5-5/4-3 (4th)/NCAA Regional Finals Hockey: 7-16-3 Lacrosse: 10-6/5-4 (4th) Soccer: 9-6-2/4-4-2 (6th)/NCAA Tournament Softball: 33-16/12-9 (4th)/NCAA Tournament Men’s Swimming/Diving: DNC Women’s Swimming/Diving: DNC Men’s Tennis: 17-9/3-4 (5th)/NCAA Tournament Women’s Tennis: 15-9/6-4 (4th)/NCAA Tournament Men’s Indoor Track: T-18th Women’s Indoor Track: T-29th Men’s Outdoor Track: 9th Women’s Outdoor Track: 9th Triathlon: DNC Volleyball: 6-14/6-14 (9th) Water Polo: 14-12/6-6 (MPSF)/NCAA Tournament (T-3rd NCAA semifinalist) Wrestling: 7-0 (NCAA fourth-place/highest finish since fourth in 1994-95)

———————————————————————————————————— PAC-12 FINISHES Baseball: T-5th (16-14) Men’s Basketball: 9th (7-10) Women’s Basketball: 9th (6-9) Men’s Cross Country: 9th Women’s Cross Country: 9th Football: T-4th in Pac-12 South (2-2) Men’s Golf: 2nd (highest finish since winning title in 2008) Women’s Golf: 3rd Gymnastics: 4th (highest finish since 2006) Lacrosse: 4th (5-4) Soccer: 6th (4-4-2) Softball: 4th (12-9) Men’s Tennis: 5th (3-4) Women’s Tennis: 4th (6-4) Volleyball: 9th (6-14) Wrestling: 1st

———————————————————————————————————— NCAA FINISHES — DIRECTOR’S CUP POINTS — 20TH — 4TH IN PAC-12 — 840 TOTAL POINTS 83.00 — Water Polo: 3rd (NCAA semifinalist) 82.50 — Men’s Golf: T-3rd (NCAA Match Play semifinalist and best NCAA Championship finish since 1996 NCAA title) 80.00 — Wrestling: 4th (best NCAA finish since fourth in 1994-95) 72.75 — Women’s Golf: T-5th (NCAA match play quarterfinalist) 69.00 — Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: 9th 69.00 — Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: 9th 60.75 — Gymnastics: 13th 54.50 — Men’s Indoor Track and Field: T-18th 50.00 — Men’s Tennis: NCAA Second Round 50.00 — Women’s Tennis: NCAA Second Round 50.00 — Soccer: NCAA Second Round 43.50 — Women’s Indoor Track and Field: T-29th 37.50 — Baseball: NCAA Regional 37.50 — Softball: NCAA Regional

———————————————————————————————————— DEPARTMENT HONORS/AWARDS BILL KAJIKAWA AWARD: Remy Martin (men’s basketball), Cairo Leonard-Baker (gymnastics)/Olivia Mehaffey (women’s golf) TOM HANSEN AWARD: Nate Ponwith (men’s tennis), Olivia Mehaffey (women’s golf) FRANK KUSH AWARD: Todd Clapper (water polo)

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BASEBALL TRACY SMITH/SEVENTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH JUNE 24, 2014 33-22 OVERALL/16-14 PAC-12 (T-5TH)/ POSTSEASON HONORS RAY ANDERSON ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGE WITH ASU BASEBALL Program made its 41st NCAA postseason appearance– sixth most in NCAA history — as the No. 2 seed in Austin with the youngest team in the tournament field, as it went 11-4 in weekend series on the year and won five of its last second weekend matchups. Drew Swift became the Sun Devil to be named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year since the league introduced the award in 2013, while Ethan Long became the became the 129th All-American in program history, earning a second-team nod from Collegiate Baseball News as a Designated Hitter. Long is just the eighth Sun Devil in school history to earn an All-America accolade as a freshman, joining Mike Kelly (1989), Casey Myers (1998), Kendall Carter (1981), Phil Lowery (1996), Mike Leake (2007), Ryan Kellogg (2013) and Spencer Torkelson (2018). ASU led the nation in double plays (57) turned during the regular season.

Over 30 former student-athletes, coaches and staff members get things rolling today. #MLBOpeningDay

We are #MLBU. https://t.co/yTlbdye3EN pic.twitter.com/CeNC6XSjwJ

— Sun Devil Baseball (@ASU_Baseball) April 1, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— MEN’S BASKETBALL BOBBY HURLEY/SIXTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH APRIL 8, 2015 11-14 OVERALL/7-10 PAC-12 (9TH) Senior Remy Martin earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors in 2020-21 and 2019-20 and was a second-team pick in 2018-19, just the second Sun Devil to earn All-Pac-12 honors three times, joining Ike Diogu (2003-05). He finished his career on the ASU charts sixth in points (1,754), second in assists (466), 10th in field goals (591), third in free throws made (396), ninth in three-pointers attempted (524) and eighth in steals (151). Kimani Lawrence posted 21 points and 20 rebounds on Feb. 25 vs. Washington, the first 20/20 outing by a Sun Devil since Nov. 19, 1997, when Mike Batiste had 36/20 vs. Wagner, while the 21 rebounds is second-best by a Sun Devil in a Pac-12 game. Coach Hurley became just the fourth Sun Devil coach to notch 100 ASU wins when ASU beat Oregon State on Feb. 14. In the past two seasons ASU’s 17-7 (.708) record in two-possession games is third-best in the Pac-12. ASU led the league in turnover margin (+4.2), while Remy Martin became the sixth Sun Devil (seven times) to lead the Pac-12 in scoring with his 19.3 points per game mark.

SUN DEVIL PAC-12 SCORING LEADERS 19.3–Remy Martin (2020-21) 20.1–James Harden (2008-09) 22.6–Ike Diogu (2004-05) 22.8–Ike Diogu (2003-04) 23.0–Eddie House (1999-00) 20.8–Jeremy Veal (1997-98) 21.6–Byron Scott (1982-83)

———————————————————————————————————— WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHARLI TURNER THORNE/24TH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH JUNE 21, 1996 12-12 OVERALL/6-9 PAC-12 (9TH) In an abbreviated season, the Sun Devils (12-12, 6-9 Pac-12) still earned their seventh consecutive postseason berth – 20th in 21 seasons –  in 2020-21. They finished among the Top 25 in the nation in scoring defense (23rd/56.7 ppg) and offensive rebounds per game (24th/15.1 rpg). It was the third time in six years ASU finished among the top 25 in scoring defense and the second straight season it finished in the Top 25 in offensive rebounds. ASU captured four wins over NCAA Tournament teams, including a 66-64 OT win over then-No. 9 and eventual national runner-up Arizona, while losing three other contests to eventual NCAA Tournament teams by an average of just five points with eventual national champion Stanford and UCLA (twice) included in that group. ASU’s 10 3-point FGs and 55.6 3-point FG percentage vs. Arizona were both season highs and were both opponent highs for Arizona in 2021. UCLA’s 19 turnovers vs. ASU on Dec. 6, tied the Bruins season high in 2020-21. Stanford’s four 3-pointers vs. ASU on Jan. 3 were tied for the second-fewest number of triples by Stanford in 2020-21 while its 21.1 3-point FG percentage vs. ASU was its second lowest percentage of the season. Including its 5-0 record this season, ASU is 73-13 (.847) in non-conference, regular season games since 2013. It is also 101-24 (.808) in home games the last eight seasons. ASU has won its last 30 home games vs. non-conference opponents in Desert Financial Arena. Junior Taya Hanson (All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention – Coaches/Pac-12 Defense Honorable Mention – Coaches) led ASU in scoring (12.6 ppg), 3-pointers (62), steals (1.4 spg) and free throw percentage (84.8), was third in rebounding (4.3 rpg) and fourth in assists (1.4 apg). Hanson averaged 2.58 3-pointers per game, the most ever by a Sun Devil. Hanson scored a career-high 21 points vs. Cal (Jan. 1), a contest in which she tied the single-game school record with seven 3-pointers. Freshman  Jaddan Simmons averaged 10.8 ppg, becoming the first ASU freshman to average double figures in scoring since Jill Noe in 2003. In ASU’s win over USC (Dec. 4), Simmons became the first ASU freshman to score 20 or more points since Dymond Simon scored 24 in a win over Washington State on Jan. 4, 2007. She named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after scoring 11 of her 15 points over the last 9:20 (last 4:20 of regulation and 5:00 of OT) of ASU’s 66-64 upset of then-No. 9 Arizona.

———————————————————————————————————— BEACH VOLLEYBALL BRAD KEENAN/FIFTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH MAY 13, 2016 10-12/3-6 IN PAC-12 SAMANTHA PLASTER NAMED PAC-12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR In Brad Keenan‘s fifth season as head coach, ASU had an overall record of 10-12. With COVID-19 restrictions, the team played fewer duals than usual seasons. Of the 10 wins, four were sweeps. The Sand Devils had a 4-7 Pac-12 record, picking up wins over Washington, Utah and Cal. The season ended at the Pac-12 Championships where Arizona State was able to earn one victory, edging out a 3-2 win over Washington. Three seniors left their mark on Arizona State, moving up in the record book. Katelyn Carballo ended her sand career with 67 wins, breaking the record for career individual wins at Arizona State. Two more broke the 50 wins mark: Samantha Plaster reaching 57 wins to put her in fourth place for career individual wins and Cierra Flood getting 51 wins to tie for sixth. Flood is set to return for her fifth year in 2022. Flood and Sarah Waters teamed up together in every dual, playing primarily at the No. 3 spot. The two finished with a 12-9 overall record which was the most wins earned this season. Carballo and Lexi Sweeney played at the No. 1 spot in every dual this season, earning an 11-11 record. Along with Flood and Waters, these pairs were the only two to play together in every dual.  

Broken records, upsets and big awards; 2021 had many highlights for the Sand Devils! ??

Read the season recap here >> https://t.co/cgKQL2vRRz pic.twitter.com/QcfLzejyLi

— Sun Devil Beach VB (@SunDevilBeachVB) June 3, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY PATRICK HENNER/FIRST SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH OCTOBER. 8, 2020 The team ran two regular season races and competed in the the Pac-12 Championships. Megan Reniewicki finished top-5 twice, and Fearghal Curtin finished top-3 once. Both teams took ninth at the Pac-12 Championships. Top men’s finisher was Vincent “Vinny” Mauri who took 22nd in a personal best 23:35.3. Top women’s finisher was Megan Reniewicki who took 41st in 20:53.70.

———————————————————————————————————— FOOTBALL HERM EDWARDS/THIRD SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH DEC. 4, 2017 2-2 OVERALL/2-2 PAC-12 SOUTH (T-4TH) A season that started full of promise was shortened to the pandemic, but a big-time finish put a smile on Sun Devil faces everywhere highlighted by a 70-7 December 11 win at Arizona, the program’s fourth straight win in the series. ASU ended the season with a 46-33 win at Corvallis, where it had lost six of previous seven. The Sun Devils scored 116 points in back-to-back games, the most in a two-game span in the same season since 1973, with 70 at Arizona and 46 at Corvallis. ASU had two touchdowns in the first minute at Arizona and recorded a school record 10 touchdowns for the second-most points in program history and most in the Pac-12 era. Rachaad White earned the Bob Moran Territorial Cup Most Valuable Player award behind his 133-yard, three-touchdown effort that was highlighted by a 93-yard touchdown run – tied for the fifth-longest touchdown rush in program history.

———————————————————————————————————— MEN’S GOLF MATT THURMOND/FIFTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH JULY 25, 2016 FINISHED SECOND IN PAC-12 NCAA FINISH: T-3RD AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (MATCH PLAY SEMIFINALIST)  Team — seeded tenth entering the tournament — earned the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history (lost two others in 2009 and 2013) and won its first NCAA match play contest over North Carolina before falling to top-ranked Oklahoma in the semifinals. Earned its 56th trip the NCAA Championship, fourth-best all-time, and has now made the finals in 16 of the past 19 chances and 34 of the past 37. Won team titles at the Ameri Invitational (Feb. 2-4), the Goodwin (March 25-27) and also earned a Copper Cup match play win vs. Arizona to start the season in January after not competing in the fall. Placed second in four other tournaments (Southwestern Invitational, Thunderbird Collegiate, Pac-12 Championship and the NCAA Albuquerque Regional). Sophomore David Puig posted seven top-10 finishes and had wins at the Southwestern Invitational and Amer Ari Intercollegiate and earned Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. Both Ryggs Johnston (third) and Cameron Sisk (T-8th) and Chun An Yu (15th) all earned NCAA top-10 finishes. The tied for third finish at the NCAAs was its best NCAA finish since it won the title in 1996. How good was Ryggs Johnston’s 7-under 63 in the second round of the NCAA Championships? It is the second-best NCAA Championship round by a Sun Devil, and those sandwiched around him are named Rahm and Mickelson. Only one other player had a 64 (Wake Forest’s Parker Gillam) and only one had a 65 (Oklahoma State’s Bo Jin) in the whole tournament. Team finished sixth in the final Golfweek rankings with a 154-19-2 head-to-head record including 42-15 vs. the top-25 and was fifth in the final Golfstat rankings.

———————————————————————————————————— WOMEN’S GOLF MISSY FARR-KAYE/SIXTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH JUNE 26, 2015 FINISHED THIRD IN PAC-12 NCAA FINISH: T-5TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (MATCH PLAY QUARTERFINALIST)  Sun Devil Women’s Golf served as host of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships, making match play before eventually finishing in a tie for fifth. The program advanced to the NCAA Championship for the 36th time after finishing second in the Columbus Regional, the 28th consecutive year the team has qualified for a regional. Linn Grant received unanimous First Team All-American honors and was one of three finalist for the ANNIKA Award, given to the top female collegiate golfer. She became just the second Sun Devil (Brandie Burton) to win four straight tournaments, starting the year off with three consecutive victories. Grant was ranked No. 1 by Golfstat heading into the NCAA Tournament, a first by a Sun Devil in the Golfstat-era. Freshman Ashley Menne also recieved honorable meniton All-American honors after a spectacular freshman season in Tempe. She finished fourth at the NCAA Championship, not only the highest finishing Sun Devil, but the best finish for the program since Monica Vaughn won the title in 2017. Menne also won her matchup in the quarterfinals of match play. Four-time All-American Olivia Mehaffey’s career came to an end, but she provided even more memories for Sun Devil Nation. Mehaffey led the comeback charge in the Clover Cup, as Arizona State made up six strokes on the final day to surpass Arizona and earn the team title. Mehaffey shot a career-best 62 (-10), setting the new program record by two strokes. She finishes her career in the Top-25 in NCAA history in career rounds played, rounds under par, and rounds in the 60s. Alessandra Fanali was one of two Sun Devils named to the Pac-12 All-Conference First Team. Alexandra Forsterling landed on the All-Conference Second Team, giving Arizona State five of the 20 total honorees. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye was a finalist for National Coach of the Year, leading her Sun Devils to their second match play appearance and the second Top-5 finish of her tenure.

——————————————————————————————————– GYMNASTICS JAY SANTOS/FIFTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH MAY 27, 2016 5-5 OVERALL/3-3 PAC-12 NCAA FINISH: 3RD AT NCAA REGIONAL FINALS  The Gym Devils finished with a 5-5 record, wrapping up the year ranked No. 9 on Road to Nationals, the best finish since 2006. The team finished the season with an NQS of 197.088 and finished in fourth in the Pac-12 regular season standings as well as in the Pac-12 Championship. It was the first time since 2006 the Sun Devils had placed in the top four at the year-end conference meet and the first time the team qualified for the night session. The Gym Devils scored 196.000-plus in all but two meets this season, including a streak of ten meets in a row reaching that mark to finish the season. Four of those scores are in the top 16 for team scores in the ASU record book. There were four scores of 197.00-plus in a single season or the first time since 2004. The best team score was 197.600, which Arizona State scored in the NCAA Regional Finals for the ninth best score in program history and the best postseason score the Sun Devils have ever earned.

  The 2021 season was one for the record books! Can’t wait to keep growing in 2022 ??

Read the season recap here >> https://t.co/tvisrOnXC7 pic.twitter.com/44f2tLjuTi

— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) May 13, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— HOCKEY GREG POWERS/SIXTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH NOV. 18, 2014 7-16-3 OVERALL

The Sun Devil Hockey program played through an unprecedented all-road schedule in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As Division I Ice Hockey programs shifted to conference-only schedules in response to the pandemic, Sun Devil Hockey created a partnership with the Big Ten Conference. The newfound agreement for the 2020-21 season allowed ASU to embark on one of the most extraordinary and unparalleled seasons of college hockey in which the Sun Devils played the entire season on the road, solely against Big Ten teams. The Sun Devils traveled a total of 15, 519 miles, and compiled 74 total travel days, including 58 out of their first 70 days on the road. Despite the odds, the Sun Devils concluded the season with zero forced cancellations. While on the road, the program and Sun Devil Athletics pushed forward on the build of its Multi-Purpose Arena as part of the Novus Innovation Corridor project. The arena will house men’s ice hockey, wrestling, and women’s gymnastics and is set to be completed in Fall 2022.

?15,519 miles traveled ?74 total travel days ?58 of first 70 days on road ?0 Forced Cancellations

Thank you @B1GHockey for including us! ?? https://t.co/gneUcAzM6R

— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) March 6, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— LACROSSE TIM McCORMACK/SECOND SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH JUNE 12, 2019 10-6 OVERALL/5-4 PAC-12 (4TH) Pac-12 Coach of the Year Tim McCormack joined Sun Devil Wrestling’s Zeke Jones as the only two coaches from Arizona State to take home conference coach of the year honors. He did so after leading Sun Devil Lacrosse to their best season in program history, elevating the team to new heights. Coach McCormack’s team set program records in wins (10), conference wins (5), and earned their first Pac-12 Conference Tournament victory. Under his tutelage, attacker Carley Adams became the first player in program history to earn IWLCA All-Region honors. Adams was also a First Team Pac-12 All-Conference selection, one of three Sun Devils to accomplish the feat. Six of the 24 players to earn a spot on an All-Conference team were from Arizona State, a reflection of the depth of the roster. The Sun Devils tied Pac-12 Regular Season and Tournament Champion Stanford for most selections in the conference. During the season, 10 of the 20 possible Pac-12 Player of the Week honors were from the Maroon & Gold. A couple of legends wrapped up their career in style, as attacker Kerri Clayton and goalkeeper Berkeley Bonneau had their best seasons yet. The duo were leaders of their units, helping the Sun Devils finish in the Top-10 in several major statistical categories. ASU led the nation with 9.75 assists/game, finished third with 22.06 ground balls/game, boasted the sixth-best scoring offense (16.4 goals/game), and ranked in the Top-10 with 16.69 draw controls/game. Several key players return from a team that knocked off a ranked team for the first time, picked up the program’s first victories over USC and Colorado, while also sweeping three games in one season from a Pac-12 opponent (Cal). Pac-12 assist leader attacker Emily Glagolev, the lone freshman on the Pac-12 First Team defender Bella Gaspar, and two-time team captain Maddy Hunter will be back in Tempe. Combined with another exciting recruiting class and a completed field renovation project, the future of Sun Devil Lacrosse is bright.

———————————————————————————————————— SOCCER GRAHAM WINKWORTH/FOURTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH NOV. 29, 2016 9-6-2 OVERALL/4-4-2 PAC-12 (6TH) The Sun Devils had their best season under fourth-year head coach Graham Winkworth, finishing the regular season with an 8-5-2 record and making a postseason run for the first time since 2014 and eighth in school history. ASU made it to the second round of the tournament to become the fifth ASU soccer team to advance to that stage in the NCAA Tournament. Winkworth and company boasted an undefeated non-conference slate, including an overtime comeback thriller at Grand Canyon to protect the win-streak. ASU continued its unbeaten streak through eight games and notched wins against UCLA, Stanford, and USC to become only the fourth team in history to beat all three programs in a single season. With a 4-4-2 record in Pac-12 Conference play, the Sun Devils finished in the middle of the table after being picked to finish last in the preseason poll. The Sun Devils scored 28 goals in 17 games, second-most in the Pac-12 Conference. ASU boasted one of the strongest defensive lines in the Pac-12, conceding only 16 goals and forcing ASU’s keepers to make only 57 saves – fifth-fewest amongst Conference competitors.

Good times were had.. Let’s keep ’em rolling into Fall 2021! ??https://t.co/1cpAN8YZpV

— Sun Devil Soccer (@SunDevilSoccer) June 10, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— SOFTBALL TRISHA FORD/FIFTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH JUNE 15, 2016 33-16 OVERALL/12-9 PAC-12 (4TH) Fifth-year head coach Trisha Ford‘s squad made its 16th consecutive NCAA postseason appearance before falling short in the Tempe Regional. The Sun Devils collected a Pac-12 Conference series sweep over Arizona, their first against since 2012. 

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» Series wins vs 3 Top-10 teams (UW, UofA, Oregon) » Conference sweep vs UofA » Quality wins vs Baylor, Iowa State, CSUF (2) » 4th in the #Pac12 » We hit a lot of home runs » Scored 60 runs on the road in a weekend pic.twitter.com/HSskjXVmwc

— Sun Devil Softball (@ASUSoftball) May 16, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING BOB BOWMAN/SIXTH SEASON (SIXTH YEAR) NAMED HEAD COACH APRIL 24, 2015  Coach Bowman and the squad decided to redshirt the 2020-21 season and not compete due to the unpredictability of COVID and the Tokyo Olympics heavy on everyone’s minds.

———————————————————————————————————— MEN’S TENNIS MATT HILL/FOURTH SEASON (FIFTH YEAR) NAMED HEAD COACH JUNE 29, 2016 17-9 OVERALL/3-4 IN PAC-12 (5TH)

Finished the year 17-9 (3-4 Pac-12) and ranked 20th by Oracle/ITA as Nathan Ponwith reached the NCAA singles championship. Ponwith earned first-team All-Conference honors, won the ITA Southwest Region’s Most Improved Senior Award, and won the overall ITA Most Improved Senior award. ASU advanced to the championship match of the Pac-12 Tournament for the first time and picked up its first win over UCLA since reinstatement in the process. After earning a bid to the TCU regional, ASU beat Wichita State 4-3 before falling 4-1 to TCU in the second round. It’s the second time in the Matt Hill era the Sun Devils have reached round two. Team earned six wins over ranked opponents and its recruiting class is No. 22 (per Tennis Recruiting Network).

———————————————————————————————————— WOMEN’S TENNIS SHEILA McINERNEY/37th SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH AUGUST 16, 1984 15-9 OVERALL/6-3 IN PAC-12 (4TH)

Finished No. 31 and posted two wins over ranked opponents as ASU made it to the second round of the Pac-12 tournament and the second round of the NCAA Regionals. Ilze Hattingh reached the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship and was awarded second-team All-Conference honors. The then-No. 33 Sun Devils shutout unranked Arizona 4-0 on the road and also have the No. 5 recruiting class per Tennis Recruiting Network. ———————————————————————————————————— MEN’S AND WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK DION MILLER/SECOND SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH MAY 15, 2019 NCAA FINISHES: MEN T-18/WOMEN T-29 The women’s track and field team tied for 29th at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Arkansas with six points, while the men tied for 18th with 10 points. Jorinde Van Klinken took third in the shot (17.56m/57-7.5) for the women’s six points, while Turner Washington’s national title in the shot put (21.36m/70-1) earned all 10 of the men’s points. The MPSF Championships were not held due to health precautions. The men’s side reached a season-best 15th national ranking and finished the year at 18th. Women reached at season-best 29th in the nation in the final ranking. Team sent five athletes to the NCAA Indoor Championships. Turner Washington broke the NCAA indoor shot put record on Feb. 13, beating the previous record by almost two inches. Washington earned USTFCCCA West Regional Field Athlete of the Year honors for his indoor performances, and is on the The Bowerman watchlist for the nation’s top track and field athletes.  Hayley Rayburn broke the ASU indoor pole vault record Feb. 12, a mark that hadn’t been passed since 2008. Jamar Marshall Jr and Kentre Patterson both broke the ASU indoor 60mH record at the same time on Feb. 27 when they competed in the Air Force’s Championships at the Peak, beating out Tony Galaviz’ 19-year-old record. Dylan James lept to ninth all-time at ASU at the Air Force meet, the first meet of his ASU career, when he notched 7.34m in the triple jump, finishing third. 

———————————————————————————————————— MEN’S AND WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK DION MILLER/SECOND SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH MAY 15, 2019 NCAA FINISHES: MEN Ninth /WOMEN Ninth It was a week to remember for Arizona State track and field. Three national titles were earned, six Sun Devils placed in the top-5, seven claimed All-America honors, and both the men and women finished top-10. Both ASU’s men and women’s squads finished ninth, the men claiming 24 points and the women earning 22. This marks the first time the men have been top-10 since 2010 (4th, 79 points) and the third time in the last four years that the women have been in the top-10. Turner Washington and Jorinde van Klinken both earned USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year awards, and van Klinken also won Pac-12 Women’s Field Athlete of the Year alongside her Pac-12 discus title. Jamar Marshall Jr, Kentre Patterson, and Turner Washington will all compete in the USATF Team Trials in Hayward Field, and van Klinken is Olympic-bound for Tokyo 2021 for The Netherlands.

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— Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) June 13, 2021

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Just three times in men’s @NCAATrackField history has someone won the indoor shot, outdoor shot and discus titles all in the same season:

– John Godina 1995, UCLA – Ryan Whiting 2010, ASU – Turner Washington 2021, ASU#ForksUp?? pic.twitter.com/iv5BodfXAi

— Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) June 12, 2021

NCAA Championships Results Turner Washington – Shot,  21.10m/69-2.75 – National title, PR* Turner Washington – discus,  63.42m/208 – National title* Jorinde van Klinken – discus, 65.01m/213-3 – National title, collegiate PR, meet record* Alizee Minard – javelin, 57.91m/190 – Silver medal, PR, Program Record* Beatrice Llano – hammer, 65.90m/216-2 – 5th, season’s best* Jamar Marshall Jr. – 110H semi final, 13.57, 4th – Q Jamar Marshall Jr. – 110H final, 13.53, 5th* Shelby Moran – hammer, 66.01m/216-7 – 13th, PR^ Carlan Naisant – javelin, 64.83m/212-8, 19th! Ian Schulz – discus, 56.25m/184-6, 10th^ Jorinde van Klinken – shot, 16.87m/55-4.25 – 12th^   * = First Team All-American ^ = Second Team All-American ! = honorable mention

———————————————————————————————————— TRIATHLON CLIFF ENGLISH/FIFTH YEAR NAMED HEAD COACH NOV. 13, 2015 The team did not compete in the fall of 2020 due to uncertainty with COVID-19. Coach English will enter his fifth season and sixth year at ASU as Tempe will again host the national championships in early November.

———————————————————————————————————— VOLLEYBALL SANJA TOMASEVIC/FOURTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH DEC. 21, 2016 6-14 OVERALL/6-14 PAC-12 (9th) In the fourth season under head coach Sanja Tomasevic, the Sun Devils competed in 20 matches, all against Pac-12 opponents. The team went 6-14 on the year and finished in ninth place in the conference. The roster was made up of primarily underclassmen (82 percent), eight student-athletes making their Division I NCAA volleyball debut. Arizona State earned two wins over ranked opponents in the 2020-21 season. ASU opened the season with a win at No. 8 Washington, who would go on to make it to the NCAA Final Four. The Sun Devils swept the Huskies in Seattle for the first win at UW since 2012. Towards the end of the season, the Sun Devils also upset the No. 16 Oregon Ducks in Tempe, another NCAA Tournament team that made it to the Sweet Sixteen. Full Season Recap

  The COVID-19 pandemic has provided its fair share of obstacles to the collegiate world over the past year, and the Sun Devil volleyball team is no exception.

Read about how we are making the most of our season in this feature story >> https://t.co/3wxTZfuY1H pic.twitter.com/FiGNPcDALM

— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) March 5, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— WATER POLO TODD CLAPPER/16th SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH AUGUST 3, 2005 14-12 OVERALL/6-6 IN MPSF Water polo made its third appearance in the NCAA Championship after ending the regular season 13-11. ASU beat the Michigan in the first round to advance to the final four, but eventually lost to the Championship squad, USC although ASU held the Trojans to their lowest scoring outing of the Tournament. Among those 13 wins were top-five upsets that will go down as some of the top wins at Mona Plummer. The Sun Devils upset No. 2 Stanford at home to open up MPSF play with a 10-9 win, and again against No. 2 UCLA at home with an 8-6 victory just a month later. This was the first time since 2014 that the Sun Devils had more than one upset of a top-five team in a single season. The Sun Devils clinched that at large bid because of their strong Mountain Pacific Sport Federation conference play, including upsetting fifth-seeded Cal at home in the MSPF Championship, and ultimately finishing fourth in the conference. Bente Rogge, Amira Van Buren, Luca Petovary and Chelsea Karimazondo all earned ACWPCC All-American honors. Full Season Recap

  Upsets, scoring streaks, and record breakers, and more ??

Our 2021 season recap! ????https://t.co/cDWfkh6e8V

— Sun Devil Water Polo (@SunDevilWP) July 2, 2021

———————————————————————————————————— WRESTLING ZEKE JONES/SEVENTH SEASON NAMED HEAD COACH AUGUST 9, 2014 7-0 OVERALL/PAC-12 CHAMPIONS CLICK HERE FOR POSTSEASON HISTORY NCAA FINISH: T-3rd (NCAA semifinals)

For the first time since the 1994-95 season, head coach Zeke Jones led the Sun Devils to their highest finish at NCAA Championships — fourth — while also producing five All-Americans on the season, Brandon Courtney (125), Michael McGee (133), Jacori Teemer (157), Anthony Valencia (165) and Cohlton Schultz (HWT). In the shortened season, the Sun Devils went undefeated for the first time in program history (7-0) before winning their 22nd all-time Pac-12 Championship title.Five Sun Devils – Brandon Courtney, Jacori Teemer,Anthony Valencia, Kordell Norfleet (197) and Cohlton Schultz finished first place in their weight class. Valencia’s fourth individual title places him in the history books forever as he is the fourth Sun Devil to accomplish the feat (Eric Larkin, Markus Mollica and Ryan Bader). At 2021 NCAA Championships, five Sun Devils placed on the podium for their respective weight classes with Brandon Courtney concluding the Tournament as the national runner-up at 125 lbs. Off the mat, the program had one of its most academically successful seasons with 16 Sun Devils being named to Pac-12 Fall and Winter Honor Roll.

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Brooklyn’s own Masta Ace is a hip hop icon to say the least. He is a revered member of the legendary Juice Crew. He was also a part of the group eMC with fellow rappers Wordsworth, Stricklin, and former member Punchline.

Masta Ace is loved by fans worldwide. I personally admire his ability to maintain longevity ans consistency with the ever-changing climate in hip hop. Over the decades, he is one of the few artists who has put out music, effortlessly, and still be on point with the current sound.

Masta Ace dropped his first album ‘Take a Look Around’ in 1995. Then he came with other projects ‘SlaughtaHouse’, ‘Sittin’ on Chrome’, ‘Disposable Arts’, ‘A Long Hot Summer’, and many more. In 2016, he dropped one of my favorite projects of all — ‘The Falling Season’.

When I first saw the “Me & The Biz” video, I was floored. This was a time when hip hop music was about having a good time. However, the most iconic Masta Ace verse was on the hit song “The Symphony” produced by Marley Marl, which featured his fellow Juice Crew members Big Daddy Kane, Craig G, and Kool G Rap.

Watch “The Symphony” Below:

He was also part of the supergroup Crooklyn Dodgers, which consisted of rotating members such as Buckshot, Special Ed, Chubb Rock, Jeru the Damaja and O.C. I had a deeper appreciation for Masta Ace and his craft when I heard this collaboration:

Watch “Crooklyn Dodgers” Below:

Over the years, he has collaborated with some other hip hop dynamos like Edo G, A.G., 9th Wonder, Diamond D, Jean Grae, Greg Nice, Torae, MF Doom and so much more. His music just gets better with time like a bottle of fine wine. He is indeed a “Masta” of the art of hip hop.

The legend took some time off his busy schedule to interview with us over at Weekly Rap Gods and discuss his career and latest project with Marco Polo titled ‘A Breukelen Story’.

INTERVIEW

Who are your musical influences?

There are many. But in my earlier days of writing rhymes it was LL, Rakim, and Slick Rick to name a few. But honestly, I’m influenced every day I hear somebody spit a dope verse. That’s what keeps me motivated to elevate my skill.

Who inspired you to start rapping?

The culture was growing and developing all around me back then. I started out DJing. There was a crew of us from my block that would get together and make tapes. Instrumentals of us cutting and scratching breakbeats. Out of the 5 guys in our crew, I was 4th best and I decided I could bring more to the tapes if I spit a few bars. I was really just emulating what I heard on the tapes coming from uptown and around the city. But that’s how it started.

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How did you become part of Juice Crew?

Won a rap contest back in 1985 and first prize was 6 hours of studio time with Marley Marl. After recording demos with him for two years, he decided to put me on his compilation ‘Marley Marl in Control Vol. 1,’ which led to my affiliation with the label and crew.

Juice Crew

How did you come up with the “Me & The Biz” concept?

That was supposed to be a duet with me and Biz, but he didn’t wanna record where I wanted to record. It was going to slow down the album being completed, so Marley suggested leaving the demo lyrics I wrote for Biz on the song. I was really surprised to see that there were people who thought it was actually Biz on the song because I don’t think I sound anything like him. The idea for the video came later when Warner Bros forced me to put that out as my first single. A Biz puppet was made and the rest, as they say, is history.

Watch “Me & The Biz” Below:

How was your first time overseas? Where did you go?

My first time was in 1989. I went to the UK. I opened up for EPMD and Public Enemy at London Arena in front of 15k people. I had never performed in front of more than a couple of hundred before that day. It was incredible to know that people so far away from home knew my songs!

What was your stand out project? Why?

My career was ‘Disposable Arts’ (2001). I reached a point career-wise where I felt it was the end of the road for me. After having been signed to a bunch of majors and playing the industry game, I was tired of it all. That album was going to be my last hurrah so I wanted every song, hook, beat, concept to be 100% authentic and a representation of my mind state at the time. I put my all into that album, my soul, I was honest and didn’t have a major label telling me what to do and how I should sound. I didn’t care about radio play or anything. That album had single-handedly extended my career 17+ years.

Do you think technological advancements help or hinder hip hop?

Honestly it’s both. The digital age has made it much easier for people to put out music without any help from a major. But that’s a double-edged sword because now there’s no gatekeepers weeding through the garage to find the jewels. That means much more unpolished music is being put out and it ultimately lowers the talent bar because it’s like ANYBODY can make a song now.

  What are your thoughts on the evolution of hip hop?

I’ts continuous. It’s going to always be changing. It’s important that the integrity of the music isn’t lost in the process. As long as we have a good balance of talent being promoted, things will be ok.

Name 5 of the dopest albums you’ve ever heard.

There are many top to bottom dope albums. But here are 5 of my favorites. Just know there are many more:

Mobb Deep — ‘The Infamous’ Nas — ‘Illmatic’ Dr. Dre — ‘The Chronic 2001’ Kendrick Lamar — ‘Good Kid Mad City’ Slick Rick — ‘Great Adventures of…’

Who are some current artists you like right now?

Kendrick, J Cole, Cyhi da Prynce, Marlon Craft. There’s a bunch more.

Your music is always so fresh and competitive with current sound of hip hop. How do you maintain longevity over the years?

By continuing to be a fan of the music and seeking out new music and talent, it keeps me on my toes. There’s a lot of talented dudes out here killing it lyrically. You just gotta raise your game if you wanna keep up.

Recently, Juice Crew went on tour. What was it like hitting the stage again?

That was fun. We did 4 shows in Europe, so far, and about 4 stateside as well. The hope is we can continue to do more dates as a collective. Time will tell.

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Tell us about your new album

The new album is called ‘A Breukelen Story’ and it’s a collaboration between myself and producer Marco Polo. It dropped Nov. 9th and features Pharoahe Monch, Styles P, Lil Fame, Smif n Wessun and my eMC brothers — Wordworth and Stricklin.

Buy/Stream ‘A Breukelen Story’ — Out Now!

Watch the first single/video “Breukelen (Brooklyn)” now:

Do you have any upcoming shows?

Follow my Bandsintown Page for all show updates and tours: www.bandsintown.com/mastaace

Marco Polo & Masta Ace

  It was an honor to interview such a prestigious and humble hip hop legend. Masta Ace is one of my biggest rap inspirations. There was no way I could truly reflect how rich his legacy is in this interview. Weekly Rap Gods salutes Masta Ace on his abundant contributions to the hip hop culture. Be sure to get Masta Ace’s latest album ‘A Breukelen Story’. It consists of 19 absolutely amazing bangers produced entirely by Marco Polo. Hip hop enthusiasts you must add this to your collection!

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