Former Wildcat Athlete on path to Registered Dietitian

Being a college athlete is a once in a lifetime experience that former Track and Field athlete Amarissa Hawker Handy is so thankful for.

WILDCAT TRACK STAR.REPORTER ON CAM AMARISSAHAWKER HANDY SPENT FOUR YEARSON THE TRACK AND FIELDCOMPETING AS A THROWER ANEXPERIENCE THAT BROUGHT HER TOWALKING ACROSS THE STAGE AWILDCAT FOREVER.

NAT BEING ACOLLEGE ATHLETE& NAT A ONCE INA LIFETIME EXPERIENCE.

SOT:AMARISSA HAWKER HANDY /GRADUATING IN NUTRITIONSCIENCES; FORMER TRACK ANDFIELD ATHLETE IT'S A LOT OFWORK& IT'S LIKE 20 HOURS AWEEK IN SEASON, WHICH IS LIKETHREE OR FOUR HOURS OFTRAINING A DAY.

ON TOP OFSCHOOL WORK, ON TOP OFTUTORING ON TOP OF EVERYTHINGELSE YOU GOT GOING ON.

(10)FIVE YEARS AGO SHE MOVEDFROM UTAH TO TUCSON FOR ASCHOLARSHIP WITH THEUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA'S TRACKAND FIELD TEAM.

SOT: AMARISSAHAWKER HANDY / GRADUATING INNUTRITION SCIENCES; FORMERTRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE IT'SALSO INCREDIBLE REWARDING.IT'S A LOT OF WORK, IT'S A LOTOF TIME AND IT'S A LOT OFEFFORT, BUT IT'S JUST SO FUNTO BE PART OF SOMETHING AND TOBE PART OF THE U OF A AND TOREPRESENT THE U OF A (10) HERTIME ON THE TEAM AND IN THECLASSROOM LEAD HER TO FINDINGHER LOVE FOR NUTRITIONSCIENCES.

SOT: AMARISSA HAWKERHANDY / GRADUATING INNUTRITION SCIENCES; FORMERTRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE IWOULD REALLY LIKE TO WORK WITHKIDS WHO WERE RECENTLYDIAGNOSED WITH TYPE ONEBECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING I'MFAMILIAR WITH.

I'VE HAD TYPEONE FOR TEN YEARS AND IREMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TOBE IN THE HOSPITAL AND GETDIAGNOSED WITH A CHRONICCONDITIONS THAT WASN'T GOINGTO GO AWAY.

(15) BEING ANATHLETE WITH TYPE ONE DIABETESAMARISSA SAYS MAINTAININGHER HEALTH AND NUTRITION HASALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT SOBECOMING A REGISTEREDDIETITIAN MADE SENSE.

SHEPLANS TO INTERN WITH THETUCSON MEDICAL CENTER AFTERGRADUATION.

SOT: AMARISSAHAWKER HANDY / GRADUATING INNUTRITION SCIENCES; FORMERTRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE IT'SGONE FAST AND SLOW AT TIMES.IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE AND IT'SBEEN AMAZING.

IT'S BEEN KINDOF JUST EVERYTHING TOGETHERAND IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN ANDI'VE REALLY ENJOYED THEJOURNEY.

(13) FROM HERTEAMMATES TO HER VOLUNTEERWORK AND TIME IN THECOMMUNITY.

AMARISSA HAS FELLIN WITH THE OLD PUEBLO ANDNOW PLANS TO CALL WILDCATCOUNTRY HER FOREVER HOME.VERONIKA VERNACHIO KGUN9OYS.BREEZY, DRY, AND SEASONAL