About
Mission Statement
Boise State Adaptive Athletics (BSAA) is committed to supporting all aspects of University life for our student athletes. By helping our participants gain access to academic and athletic resources, we hope to give students with physical disabilities the same opportunities any other student has to compete and excel at Boise State.
History
Boise State Adaptive Athletics was created in the spring of 2020 by two students and one faculty member at Boise State, all of whom were avid wheelchair tennis players and advocates for adaptive sports. The first adaptive sport to represent BSU was wheelchair tennis. Unfortunately COVID-19 dashed the hopes of the team to compete at the 2020 Collegiate Wheelchair Tennis Nationals. However, the team did make their first appearance three years later. They played well, remained undefeated through their semi-final match, and earned a place in the National Championship Finals.
Goals
Since then we have been working hard to build on that success by growing a sustainable program and building connections within the University and the local community. We are also in the process of expanding the program to include additional sports to give more student athletes opportunities to succeed at Boise State University.
Sports
Tennis
Allison Mauk – Student Athlete
Kevin Falk – Affiliate Player
Tommy Schroeder – Affiliate Player
Steve Baxter – Head Coach
Basketball
Boise State’s wheelchair basketball team practices weekly at the Rec Center with a mix of adaptive and able-bodied players. We put on demonstrations at Men’s and Women’s basketball games and work with the Gem State Falcons to continue to recruit and develop players in our pursuit to build a competitive team rostered with all adaptive student athletes. Contact Adaptive Athletics for more info.
Track & Field
Support BSAA – Ways to Give
Students with physical disabilities often face a more difficult path getting into and finishing programs at the collegiate level. By offering the same support typically given to traditional student athletes, as well as helping in ways specific to adaptive student athletes within our programs, we hope to improve the lives of our participants here at the university, and long afterwards.
If you would like to support our efforts to build elite student athletes, and give them opportunities while at the University and beyond, contact Adaptive Athletics or the Kinesiology department.
Staff
Director – Steven Baxter
Faculty Advisor – Lynda Ransdell
Mgmt Asst – Olgie Castillo
Contact Information
Steven Baxter, Director
Email: SteveBaxter@boisestate.edu