{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114146","title":"This ASU grad has a supersize dose of school spirit","body":"During her time at Arizona State University,\u0026nbsp;Sydney\u0026nbsp;Lindon-Lake has managed to become an accomplished liar when it comes to her whereabouts.Friends and classmates would ask her if she wanted to join them at football or basketball games.\u201cI can\u2019t,\u201d Lindon-Lake would tell them, and then the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-11T11:27:19-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/11\/2026-11:27am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After years of keeping her secret, Sydney Lindon-Lake \u2014 who is graduating this May with a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies \u2014 can finally come clean: She\u2019s Sparky.","teaser":"During her time at Arizona State University,\u0026nbsp;Sydney\u0026nbsp;Lindon-Lake has managed to become an accomplished liar when it comes to her whereabouts.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/20260417%20SparkyIsGraduating_0872.jpg?h=8048bbc1\u0026amp;itok=BjhxEoLh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260511-sun-devil-community-asu-grad-has-supersize-dose-school-spirit","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/20260417%20SparkyIsGraduating_0872.jpg?h=8048bbc1\u0026amp;itok=BjhxEoLh","image_alt":"A young white woman with long blond hair poses for a graduation photo wearing a maroon gown and a gold stole while holding a gold pitchfork and a Sparky mascot plushie in her right hand and making a pitchfork sign with her left hand","image_caption":"ASU interdisciplinary studies graduate Sydney Lindon-Lake poses for a portrait at Papago Park in Phoenix. 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Cheered on by thousands of dedicated fans, the team\u2019s 30-3 season peaked with a Big 12 Championship win. 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Leavitt wasn\u2019t one of them.Fast-forward one year.At 2:45 p.m. on a Tuesday\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-07-17T11:31:36-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/17\/2025-11:31am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Perhaps it\u2019s not fair to say ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt has gone from nobody to somebody in just 12 months, but his rise from an unknown redshirt freshman to a Heisman Trophy candidate and one of the faces of college football has been a dizzy and giddy ascent. His popularity was evident at the recent Big 12 Media Days, where he was kept busy with interviews and pundits weighed in on the upcoming season.","teaser":"When the Big 12 Conference held its media days in 2024, Arizona State University quarterback Sam Leavitt was nowhere to be found.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/20250708%20Big%2012%20Media%20Days%20027.jpg?h=12659eee\u0026amp;itok=xtCgjnS6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250717-sun-devil-community-sun-devil-quarterback-sam-leavitt-shines-big-12-media-days","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/20250708%20Big%2012%20Media%20Days%20027.jpg?h=12659eee\u0026amp;itok=xtCgjnS6","image_alt":"Young man in football uniform with blonde hair smiles at reporters during an interview","image_caption":"Sun Devil quarterback Sam Leavitt is interviewed by Snapback Sports on July 8, the first day of the Big 12 Media Days, at the Dallas Cowboys training facility in Frisco, Texas. 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They\u2019re excelling in the classroom as well.One hundred and eighteen Sun Devil athletes earned a 4.0 semester or cumulative GPA in the fall 2024 semester, the eighth straight time that at least 100 athletes have hit\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-02-06T11:39:13-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/06\/2025-11:39am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU athletes don\u0026#039;t just excel on the field; they excel in the classroom, too. More than 100 Sun Devil athletes earned a 4.0 semester or cumulative GPA in the fall 2024 semester.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s athletes aren\u2019t just excelling on their field of play. They\u2019re excelling in the classroom as well.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-02\/20241021%20Alex%20Theodorou%202%20302.jpg?h=aee3ee8c\u0026amp;itok=r2oqEWVh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250206-sun-devil-community-sun-devil-athletes-excel-classroom","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-02\/20241021%20Alex%20Theodorou%202%20302.jpg?h=aee3ee8c\u0026amp;itok=r2oqEWVh","image_alt":"ASU gymnast Alex Theodorou kneels on a gym floor smiling","image_caption":"Fourth-year biochemistry and Barrett, The Honors College scholar Alex Theodorou starts her warmup during afternoon gymnastics practice in fall 2024 in the Tempe campus Women\u2019s Gymnastics Training Facility. She spends about 30 hours a week preparing for the upcoming season while also maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Molecular Sciences|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Barrett, The Honors College|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Sun Devil Athletics","interests":"Academics|Sports","audiences":"Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"104177","title":"A lifetime of experiences prepared Jamea Jackson to be ASU women\u0027s tennis coach","body":"It was August, 2009. A Tuesday, Jamea Jackson thinks.Jackson, Arizona State University\u2019s new women\u2019s tennis coach, had decided to retire from the Women\u2019s Tennis Association Tour in part because of a recurring hip injury.She wasn\u2019t sure what was next. She had been playing professionally for six\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-01-31T13:03:05-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/31\/2025-1:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Jamea Jackson, ASU\u0026#039;s first-year women\u0026#039;s tennis coach, embarked on a tennis career after she had a stunning conversation at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.","teaser":"It was August, 2009. 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And they are why Arizona State University\u2019s redshirt freshman quarterback has become one of college football\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-27T11:36:39-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/27\/2024-11:36am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"\u0026quot;How great do you want to be?\u0026quot; That phrase is more than a question to Sam Leavitt. It is a challenge. And it is why Arizona State University\u2019s redshirt freshman quarterback has become one of college football\u2019s best stories this season.","teaser":"On a small whiteboard affixed to the outside of Sam Leavitt\u2019s refrigerator are seven words:\u201cHow great do you want to be?\u201d","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-11\/Sam%20Leavitt%20.jpeg?itok=-kcqAFM0","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241227-sun-devil-community-7-words-define-asu-quarterback-sam-leavitt-how-great-do-you-want-be","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-11\/Sam%20Leavitt%20.jpeg?itok=-kcqAFM0","image_alt":"Person in a football uniform and helmet about to throw a football on a field.","image_caption":"ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt during a game against Oklahoma State on Nov. 2. 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