Make Ryan a Sweet Home Alabama
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Ryan was born in Karratha in 1994 before he moved to Perth. At the age of 12 he was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma and his leg from below his knee was amputated.
During his recovery he was told about the benefits of wheelchair basketball and not long after he undertook his first training session.
Since then, he has gone on to achieve great feats such as winning bronze at the Under 23 World Championships with his team, the Australian Spinners, in Turkey, and playing at the University of Alabama in the US. Ryan is proud to have competed at the Australian Paralympic Youth Games in Melbourne in 2009.
Ryan is also the Captain of the Red Dust Heelers, a team of Aboriginal and other athletes with disability. He travelled to communities across Australia to promote disability sports and recreation. Ryan also encourages children and young people to stay at school and to keep working toward achieving their own goals.
Ryan has recently finished his second year at the University of Alabama on a Wheelchair Basketball Sports Scholarship. He made history as the first Aboriginal person with a disability to undergo such a sports scholarship in the US.
During his first year he was nominated for the Intercollegiate All-Rookie Basketball Team for playing numerous games where he scored more than 30 points.
Ryan is now heading into his third year at the University of Alabama and he needs your help to make his 'Sweet Home Alabama' possible.
Your gift will see Ryan finish his degree and achieve participation in his sport at an elite level.
All donations big or small are greatly appreciated.
http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/07/08/naidoc-sportsperson-year-story-ryan-morich
During his recovery he was told about the benefits of wheelchair basketball and not long after he undertook his first training session.
Since then, he has gone on to achieve great feats such as winning bronze at the Under 23 World Championships with his team, the Australian Spinners, in Turkey, and playing at the University of Alabama in the US. Ryan is proud to have competed at the Australian Paralympic Youth Games in Melbourne in 2009.
Ryan is also the Captain of the Red Dust Heelers, a team of Aboriginal and other athletes with disability. He travelled to communities across Australia to promote disability sports and recreation. Ryan also encourages children and young people to stay at school and to keep working toward achieving their own goals.
Ryan has recently finished his second year at the University of Alabama on a Wheelchair Basketball Sports Scholarship. He made history as the first Aboriginal person with a disability to undergo such a sports scholarship in the US.
During his first year he was nominated for the Intercollegiate All-Rookie Basketball Team for playing numerous games where he scored more than 30 points.
Ryan is now heading into his third year at the University of Alabama and he needs your help to make his 'Sweet Home Alabama' possible.
Your gift will see Ryan finish his degree and achieve participation in his sport at an elite level.
All donations big or small are greatly appreciated.
http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/07/08/naidoc-sportsperson-year-story-ryan-morich
Organizer
Siobhan Kennedy
Organizer
Mullaloo, WA