Courtney Ryan

Started: She began playing the sport in 2012 at the Metropolitan State University of Denver in Colorado, United States of America. (per4max.com, 24 Mar 2020; uscannenbergmedia.com, 05 Apr 2016) Reason: After her accident she got involved with the Challenged Athletes Foundation and was introduced to wheelchair basketball. She continued to play at the Metropolitan State University of Denver before being offered a scholarship at the University of Arizona. "[My parents] kind of pushed me to start getting active again because they knew that what I needed was to be active. Initially I was like, 'Oh I don't know about adaptive athletics. Wheelchair sports just doesn't seem very competitive'. It was incredible. I was thankful I had the opportunity to play at Metro. Being at Metro taught me to be competitive at an elite level. That carried over to the [Arizona] Wildcats." (uscannenbergmedia.com, 05 Apr 2016; mymetmedia.com, 01 Jan 2013) Awards: In 2022 she was inducted into the Metropolitan State University of Denver [MSU] Hall of Fame in recognition of her achievements as footballer. (roadrunnerathletics.com, 22 Aug 2022) Additional Info: EDUCATION She studied exercise science at the Metropolitan State University of Denver before moving to the University of Arizona to study rehabilitation counselling. (Facebook profile, 02 Mar 2020; teamusa.org, 28 Apr 2019; uscannenbergmedia.com, 05 Apr 2016) COACH She has served as an assistant coach of the women's wheelchair basketball team at the University of Arizona in the United States of America. (teamusa.com, 15 Aug 2023) CLUB In 2013 she and her teammate Molly Bloom co-founded the Team PossAbilities Shield Maidens women's wheelchair basketball team in Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. The team eventually became known as Angel City Sports. (angelcitysports.org, 01 Sep 2022; teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2015)