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FEBRUARY 2020

LETTERWINNER SPOTLIGHT

Mary Hines

Softball

Mary Hines attended the University of Arizona from 1947-1951 and was named Outstanding Sportswoman in 1952. Mary played a variety of sports at the U of A due to the WAA and WRA associations that were in place at the time. Her favorite memories were playing softball where she was a catcher and coaching volleyball. Mary still returns to the U of A to cheer on current student-athletes at both Softball and Women's Basketball. Check out what it means to Mary to be a Wildcat!

Best Wishes for Becky Bell

Shhhhh! This is a surprise!

This year is monumental for the C.A.T.S. Life Skills program, as we say farewell to one of the most iconic and foundational administrators of the program. Becky has announced her retirement from Arizona Athletics this year, and we want to send her off with gratitude and appreciation!

We are compiling a farewell piece for her, and we are asking all alumni who want to join us in saying thank you and best wishes to submit quotes, pictures, or videos HERE. If you have trouble submitting in the form, please email me directly at lpjohn29@email.arizona.edu.

Thank you and Bear Down CATS!

- Lacey (Nymeyer) John '09, '14 | Swimming/Diving

January Wrap-Up

BASEBALL ALUMNI WEEKEND

Baseball Alumni Weekend was a success with just about 100 Letterwinners from all eras returning to Tucson!

The weekend started out at Coach Jay Johnson's house for a dinner and time to spend with fellow teammates and friends. On Saturday, brave Letterwinners participated in batting practice and were able to be back out on the field to enjoy a day in the sun. We finished off with a BBQ down the left field line where we recognized the 1970, 1979, 1980, and 1989 anniversary teams.

To recap the event through pictures, click HERE. We hope that everyone had a great time meeting up with teammates, coaches, and old friends. Everyone from the A-Club thanks letterwinners for coming out to help make this weekend a success!

MEN'S BASKETBALL

We were excited to see more alumni come back to Men's Basketball as well! Scroll over the photos below to see what these Letterwinners are currently doing!

Brandon Lopez

Football

Firefighter at Green Valley Fire District

Tom Bobo

Football

Director of Technical Sales and Marketing at Split Engineering

Scott Beck

Baseball

Alicia Hollowell Dunn

Softball

High School Teacher and Head Softball Coach

Wear the Colors Friday

We love to see Letterwinners wearing the colors! Check out this month's Wear the Colors! If you have a picture you want to share, send it to letterwinners@arizona.edu or direct message it to us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

Kara Fry Meyer

Gymnastics

Mike Meyer

Baseball

Diego Rico

Baseball

Cesar Salazar

Baseball

Congratulations

NFC Championship 49ers

Congratulations Football Letterwinners Earl Mitchell, Shawn Poindexter, and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles of the San Francisco 49ers for making it to the NFC Championship and Superbowl LIV!

AFC Championship Titans

Congratulations Football Letterwinners Dane Cruikshank and Reggie Gilbert of the Titans for making it to the AFC Championship!

Congratulations to Softball Letterwinner T Statman for winning Miss Tucson Del Sol 2020!

Before They Coached Here: They Competed Here

With National Girls & Women in Sports Day on February 5th, we want to recognize current coaches from various sports that competed here as Wildcats and now are giving back to current student-athletes through being part of the sports program.

Stay Connected

Do you have any photos from when you were a student-athlete or ones of you currently showing your Wildcat spirit? Send them to us on any social media platform or by emailing us at letterwinners@arizona.edu for a chance to be featured!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Phoenix Suns Wildcat Club/A-Club Appreciation Night

  • Tuesday, March 3rd @ 7 PM

Join us Tuesday, March 3rd as we cheer on former Arizona Men's Basketball players competing in the pros. This event includes tickets to the game, a post-game appearance from former wildcats and post-game on-court shoot around.

Click the link below to purchase tickets using the promo code wildcat

If you have any questions, please email Faith Morrison at faithmorrison@arizona.edu. If you need further assistance selecting tickets or would like to purchase different tickets, please contact Chris Moran at cmoran@suns.com

Buy Tickets

Arizona Softball vs. Team USA

  • Tuesday, February 18th @ 7 PM

Arizona Softball is excited to welcome Team USA to Tucson on February 18! We encourage all Letterwinners to come out and support Arizona softball. If you have any questions please email letterwinners@arizona.edu.

Football Alumni Weekend

  • April 3-4, 2020

More details to follow soon.

CAREER ADVICE / BEAR DOWN NETWORK

Stay connected with your fellow teammates, Letterwinners, and alumni on the new Bear Down Network! Join today and access networking, career development, and an opportunity to mentor current student-athletes!

Take a look below to see some of the great perks that you can access as a member.

  • Give back to your Wildcat community by mentoring current student-athletes and sharing job opportunities
  • Expand your Wildcat network through an alumni directory and multiple groups
  • Share your journey on the network and group feeds

Create your account today at beardownnetwork.com

UPDATE YOUR A-CLUB INFO

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CONTACT US

TARA BRUCE

Assistant Athletic Director, Engagement & A-Club Letterwinners

Tabruce@arizona.edu