Feature by Shawn Moran - Sun Devil Athletics Feature Writer "When I crashed, I looked down at my wrist and I thought, 'Well, shoot. That's it for me,' " Gorczyca said. "My bone was clearly sticking out of place and I was in so much pain." Yet here she is, less than 12 months removed from her devastating injury and three years after arriving in Tempe, ready to add one more championship to her resume before graduation.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- After suffering a brutal wrist injury in a competition last October, Arizona State triathlete Katie Gorczyca was ruled out for the remainder of the season just one race before the national championship.