Specialist
Avery Short
Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
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Lincoln, NE
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2024
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Army
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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
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
Jani Merritt
Archery | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track
Channda Mitchell
Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Rugby
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
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