
Three ACE in Panama 2024 alums , Zizi Newhard (Women’s Fencing), Connor Barket (Wrestling), and Ethan Grimminger (Wrestling), were recently featured on GoDuke for their work establishing the Rising Athletes Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the next generation of student-athletes in the local Durham community. In the article, Zizi, Connor, and Ethan share their motivations for establishing the organization and how their experiences in Panama inspired them.
Zizi shares,
“Our goal through this program is just as much about building up the person as it’s about building up any individual academic or athletic results.”
Click here to read the full article on GoDuke.