USANA Athletes: Goodbye Summer, Hello Winter
As the morning air becomes crisper and everything you consume begins to taste a lot like pumpkin spice, the types of sports we tend to watch on the weekends, while decked out in our favorite teams gear and go-to pair of sweats, also change with the season.
Thankfully, while USANA’s spring and summer athletes prepare for a much-deserved off-season, Team USANA’s fall and winter athletes are only getting started.
Whether you’re into football, soccer, skiing, snowboarding or speed skating, Team USANA dabbles in it all. So when you’re flipping through the channels make sure to stop and give some love and support to the athletes who trust their health to the same products you do! We’re one big family after all!
Football Meets Fútbol
Late last month, USANA announced its partnership with NFL New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings as one of its newest brand ambassadors.
The 29-year-old, six-foot-one running back began his professional career in 2009 with the Jacksonville Jaguars and played a season with the Raiders in 2013 as a free agent where he had career-high totals in rushing attempts (163), yards (733), touchdowns (six), and a career-best 36 receptions for 292 yards.
To date, Jennings holds 91 carries for 396 yards with the Giants and has scored two touchdowns.
Also joining the Team USANA roster is two-time Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team star, Carli Lloyd. The New Jersey native is looking to make her third World Cup appearance next summer in Canada and is the only player in Olympic history to net both gold medal-winning goals in two consecutive Summer Games—2008 Beijing and 2012 London!
Be sure to follow both of our newest recruits on Twitter and welcome them to the USANA family if you haven’t already—@RashadJennings and @CarliLloyd.
Winter is Coming…
… and Team USANA’s winter athletes have headed back to the slopes and rinks!
Over the weekend, U.S. Nordic combined ambassador Bryan Fletcher won his first national title at the U.S. Nordic Combined Championships in Lake Placid, jumping to a one minute 34 second lead over brother Taylor Fletcher, who took home silver. If that weren’t enough, Bryan also recently tied the knot!
World Champion Sarah Hendrickson recently returned to competition with a pair of second place finishes on the HS105 jump at a FIS Continental Cup in Trondheim—her first international podiums in over a year (due to her August 2013 injury).
Hendrickson continued her podium success last weekend, capturing her third career national title at the K95 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships in Lake Placid, out jumping teammate Jessica Jerome—who placed second—by a single point.
Bout Time
Four-time world champion, Timothy Bradley (31-1) is heading back to Las Vegas on December 13 (HBO) to take on Diego Chaves (23-2) of Argentina in a 12-round welterweight fight at The Cosmopolitan! Be sure to follow Bradley to see how he’s preparing for this bout on Instagram, @timbradleyjr.
WTA Wrap Up
Sam Stosur captured her sixth career WTA title over the weekend in Osaka, edging out Zarina Diyas 76(7) 63 to win the Japan Women’s Open Tennis title for a third time since 2009!
Thanks to the support of fans, Monica Puig was voted as one of only four players to compete in the inaugural WTA Rising Stars Invitational next week during the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global!
Since January, Genie Bouchard has climbed the ranks to become No. 7 in the world (the highest-ranked Canadian ever), won her first WTA title, and was runner-up at Wimbledon. But the fun doesn’t stop there, Bouchard recently qualified for the WTA Finals—the first Canadian to do so in 25 years—and will compete among Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and more for her chance at $6 million in prize money!
For more information about the WTA Finals kicking off this weekend in Singapore. Visit WTAfinals.com or follow the action on Twitter, @WTA.
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*The mentioned athletes are either distributors or dedicated users who have received compensation for their partnership and/or complimentary USANA products.
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