Trevon Jenifer was born with a congenital amputation. He was a successful track athlete in his early years and a top wrestler in high school, finishing third in his weight class at the Maryland state tournament his senior year. Trey started playing wheelchair basketball in 1992 and was a three-year captain and two-time All-American for Edinboro University’s men’s wheelchair basketball team. He is now a 4X Paralympian, with three gold medals and one bronze and plays locally with MedStar NRH, a Move United member organization in Washington DC. Trey also works for the federal government and published a book when he was just 17.

Troy Davis was born with a brittle bone disease and would be introduced to wheelchair sports in 1989. He would earn numerous national records in the sprints, would compete at the World Championships in 1994, and would be a member of Team USA for the 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. Troy was recruited to be part of the University of Arizona first Wheelchair Athletics Team. He went on to coach the Arizona Heat and has started a track team in Portland. In addition he works at Nike and was inducted into the Adaptive Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant Todd Smalenberg has suffered a number of injuries throughout his military career. But while on a combat patrol in Afghanistan in 2013, he severely reinjured his left ankle which led to a below-the-knee amputation. He originally got involved in adaptive sports to regain confidence and normalcy after the amputation and to play tag with his grandson.

Sarah Bettencourt graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2005 and earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University while serving with the 23rd Marine Regiment. The Marine Corps Captain was forced to retire in 2012 due to a neurological disorder just one month before earning her wings as a Cobra helicopter pilot. Since then, Sarah founded the San Diego Ducks Sled Hockey Club and has competed at the World Para Surfing Championships.

At the age of 14, Todd Huston’s legs got caught in the propeller of a boat and would eventually lead to one of them being amputated. Todd became a psychotherapist and clinical director of the Amputee Resource Center in California. He used his professional skills and personal experiences to help patients achieve more in their lives. To prove that anyone can overcome challenges he completed a world-record-setting Summit America expedition by climbing to the highest elevations of all 50 states in only 66 days 22 hours and 47 minutes, shattering the original record by 35 days. He is featured in the new documentary, “The Power of Sports for Amputees.”

Zach Miller was born with cerebral palsy. He was introduced to para snowboarding at Winter Park through the Children’s Hospital in Denver. He started racing through NSCD, a Move United member organization then attended Ski Spectacular and met some of the U.S. Team at a race camp there. He also connected with Daniel Gale and Amy Purdy at Adaptive Action Sports, another member organization at Copper Mountain and went on to compete at the 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing. But he’s not done yet.

Eddy Hutchens has bowled out of a wheelchair since 1990. In 2003-04, he started subbing in a league and then was hooked. Eddy won his first national championship with the American Wheelchair Bowling Association in 2004, his my first year out. Now, he is president of the AWBA.

Cecile Brown had her foot amputated around the age of four or five and started skiing around the same time with Central Maine Adaptive Sports, a Move United member organization. She got into race skiing with Maine Adaptive Sports, another member organization, and has also started racing with her high school ski team. Just last week, she also attended race camp at The Hartford Ski Spectacular in Colorado.

Keith Gabel was introduced to snowboarding in 2000 and he quickly developed a love for the sport. In June 2005, he was involved in an industrial accident that crushed his left foot, ultimately leading to amputation. Three months later, he was back on the board. Now he is a 3X Paralympian and 2X Paralympic medalist.

As a first generation American, Alex Godowksk’s family were all into skiing, but he wanted to snowboard. While in high school, Alex was involved in a motorcycle accident, which caused him to lose his right foot. Getting back on the mountain with BOEC in Breckenridge helped get Alex out of the hole he felt he was in. Right then, Alex decided that his life had to evolve around para snowboarding somehow. Now he is focused on competing in the sport at the elite level.