Wildcats Football Kicks Off 2012 With First Practices

  • UANews
  • August 3, 2012
Arizona football coach Rich Rodriguez officially opened his first season this week, conducting the team's initial workout of the 2012 campaign on Aug. 2 at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. Single-session workouts will take place through Aug. 8 before he opens the first two-a-day session on Aug. 9.

The Top Five Summer Olympians of All Time From Arizona

  • Yahoo! Sports
  • August 2, 2012
Arizona's Olympic athletic tradition is rich, with dozens of native and affiliated athletes vying for Olympic gold at the 2012 Summer Games. One of the top all-time athletes, former UA swimmer Amanda Beard, won a total of seven medals in her Olympic career. Beard competed in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games, 2000 Sydney Games, 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

UA Swimmer Alyssa Anderson Earns Gold in London

  • UANews
  • August 1, 2012
UA swimmer Alyssa Anderson earned a gold medal on Aug. 1 as part of the United States’ victorious 4x200-meter freestyle relay team. This is the 24th gold medal claimed by Arizona athletes all-time in Olympic competition.

Former Arizona Swimmer Nick Thoman Continues His 'Great Ride' at the Olympics

  • The Arizona Republic
  • July 31, 2012
Nick Thoman, who swam for the UA, nearly retired after the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials after a disappointing finish. He decided to swim one more time, at the U.S. Open - and nearly set a world record. His fire was re-lit, and it burned most brightly earlier this week when he earned a silver Olympic medal.

Wildcats Football Opens Fall Camp This Week

  • UANews
  • July 30, 2012
The Arizona football team will begin its fall camp this week, training in Tucson before spending several days at Fort Huachuca, a U.S. Army installation. The Wildcats will then return to campus for another week of practices before classes begin Aug. 20.

4-Time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman is 'Back' and Ready for London

  • Arizona Daily Sun
  • July 30, 2012
After competing at 10,000 meters in the Olympic Games for the third time, many people counted UA alumnus Abdi Abdirahman out. Then, he qualified again in 2012. This means Somali-American Abdirahman has represented the United States in each of the Olympic Games since he became a U.S. citizen in 2000.

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