By: Katie Sverchek, SDA Media Relations/Sun Devil Water Polo
She was in sixth grade when the doctor told her she had broken too many bones and had to make a decision. Not only had she broken both wrists but also her right ankle three times and her left one once – the latter having to be shaved down with pins placed in it. She needed to either give up on being an athlete a sport more forgiving of her extremities, so she jumped on the opportunity to keep living her dream and jumped into the pool as a result.