The propeller bar. The jumping spider. The warped wall.
Those were a few of the obstacles facing former ٺƵ gymnast Anna Shumaker ’14 on the Sept. 3 episode of American Ninja Warrior.
It was Shumaker’s third appearance one of NBC Television’s Ninja Warrior obstacle-course shows, and her first time in the final round of competition.
“When I retired from gymnastics I needed another outlet for myself,” she told ٺƵ Magazine. “I needed to fill the void that gymnastics left behind, so when I saw American Ninja Warrior on TV, I just knew that was what I was going to do next.”
.
Student places in top 10 in Miss America
ٺƵ senior Nina Forest, competing as Miss Idaho for the Miss America title, finished in the pageant’s top 10 on Sunday (Sept. 9).
An aspiring civil rights attorney who is majoring in international relations and minoring in Chinese, Forest promoted her “Leave Childhood Hunger Behind” platform, focused on decreasing food insecurity in Idaho. She performed “Rhapsody Brilliant” by Melody Bober on the piano in the talent portion.
.
Football off to banner start
Wide receiver Keelan Doss’ first pitch must have been right down the middle of the plate, because the ٺƵ football team is off to a banner start this season.
With wins against San Jose State and the University of San Diego, .
The Aggies' next opponent is the Stanford Cardinal, 11 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 15) at Stanford. The game will be broadcast by the Pac-12 Networks.