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Raised in Mexico, Lizette and Mariana Reding have found a home at Â鶹ÊÓƵ as students and members of the women's tennis team.

In this article that is part of the student-led "Rising Phoenix" series, Joanna Dwyer '24 highlights the achievements of Â鶹ÊÓƵ women's soccer goalkeeper McKenna Dalfonso.

The team has won the CAA title each year since 2019.

Strawley plans to chart a bold path for the next chapter of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Athletics through student and community engagement.

The university hosted a press conference at Schar Center on Friday, July 21, to introduce Jennifer Strawley to the community as the institution’s 20th director of athletics.

The move follows the addition of new members to the conference and a new vision for the CAA.

Strawley will become the 20th director of athletics at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. She will begin her tenure at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Aug. 1.

The Phoenix men's basketball, men's soccer and women's soccer programs were recognized for having the highest collective grade point average in each of the 22 sports sponsored by the CAA during the 2022-23 academic year.

Strawley comes to Â鶹ÊÓƵ from the University of Miami, where she has served as the senior deputy director of athletics. She will begin her tenure at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Aug. 1.

Kirby, a standout for the Seattle Mariners, will be the first Â鶹ÊÓƵ player since 1956 to appear in the "Midsummer Classic."