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Avery Short

Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
  • Hometown

    Lincoln, NE
  • Previous WG

    2024
  • Branch

    Army
  • Sport

    Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Retired Spc. Avery Short is from Lincoln, Nebraska and served as a Combat Medic with the National Guard from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, Spc. Short arrived at the Fort Carson SRU after experiencing a series
of sexual assaults and domestic violence. Initially her PTSD diagnosis filled her with a sense of hopelessness and worthlessness. She struggled with thoughts of suicide and an inability to connect with
others. This all changed for her when she stepped into the nurturing environment of the SRU and discovered adaptive sports. Spc. Short fell in love with wheelchair basketball and the sport helped rekindle her fire and passion for life.

Through it all, she learned to view her struggles not as weaknesses, but as testaments to her resilience and strength. She credits the Fort Carson SRU and adaptive sports for pulling her out of the darkness
and into the light. Spc. Short previously competed for Team Army at the 2024 Warrior Games in Orlando. She is honored to have the opportunity to compete again at the Warrior Games as it symbolizes
her continued healing and service despite being retired. She looks forward to drawing inspiration from her fellow competitors.

Quote:
“I fell in love with wheelchair basketball and the sport helped rekindle my fire and passion for life. Through it all, I learned to view my struggles not as weaknesses, but as testaments to my resilience and strength. I would have to credit the Fort Carson SRU and adaptive sports for pulling me out of the darkness and into the light.”

– Spc. (Ret.) Avery Short

Other Teammates

Alberto Alvarez

Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Luis Avila

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports

John Michael Britton

Archery | Cycling | Field | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Earlie Brown

Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jimmy Candelario

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Allaijah Churchwell

Archery | Field | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jeremy Ditlevson

Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Swimming

Henry Escobedo

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Anthony Farve

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Amanda Feindt

Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track

Samantha Frey

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Bianca Hayden

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Tam Hoang

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track

David Hong

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Track

JP Lane

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Kyra Maggio

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Nathaniel Mateo

Archery | Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Track

Colby Maury-Rice

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports

Jani Merritt

Archery | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track

Channda Mitchell

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Rugby

Christopher Morago

Cycling | Field | Powerlifting | Swimming | Track

Alexis Pantoja

Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Jeffery Peters

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Tyler Pollard

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Adam Proctor

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jodi Pyle-Vandersys

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports

Mercedes Rangel

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Track

Carlos Rivera

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Sherri Sanders

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming

Jason Smith

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Amy Sparks

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Derrick Thompson

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Joann Tsuhako

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Swimming

Coty Tuck

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Rugby

Valerie Watkins

Archery | Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track