Welcome to the Alumni Arena

In the Arena (ITA) celebrates its third birthday this month, a happy benchmark in this burgeoning organization's evolution. Since its inception, ITA has maintained that the important youth development work completed by the elite athletes on our frontlines redounds not only to the good of the program participants, but also to the better of the athletes and society as a whole. It's our "stone in the pond" theory.

To that end, we couldn't be more proud of the athletes who have "graduated" from the Arena Roster and assumed the mantle of In the Arena Alumni. Whether engaged in the pursuit of personal, athletic or professional goals, all of these individuals epitomize the theory espoused by the great Teddy Roosevelt when he stated: "the average citizen must be a good citizen if our republics are to succeed."

ITA has created this space so that you can stay up-to-date with Arena Alumni and their post-ITA journeys. Check back here to read first-person updates, written by Arena Athlete Alums, on topics ranging from the civic to the politic, and the academic to the athletic.

Onwards and upwards.
And, as always, thank you for your interest and your support.