Well… they say that couples that play together, stay together! Right now one of the most popular ESPN videos online is of Nutrilite-sponsored athlete Sanya Richards and her fiance, Aaron Ross of the Super Bowl winnin' New York Giants!
The video is called: The Mag: Aaron Ross and Sanya Richards Sweat Spot. It shows the couple working out together and you can even see Sanya's touchdown dance!
You can watch the video here.
So, how well does Aaron really know Sanya? You can find out in the Sept. 8, 2008 issue of ESPN the Magazine in the article For Love Or The Game.
What a great night last night!!
Nutrilite-sponsored athletes Sanya
Richards and Jenn Stuczynski competed in the Tyson Invitational last
night. In addition, they both did appearances for Nutrilite following their
events, signing autographs in the Nutrilite tent for an extremely impressive
line of fans!!
JENN
Jenn, American Record Holder for the
Women’s Pole Vault, continued her dominance in the event, beating out a crowded
field of professionals to win the Nutrilite Women’s Pole Vault with a height of
15 feet, 2 3/4 inches on misses.
Something fun:
Jenn got a sweet, new pole bag prior to the event. In features the Team
Nutrilite green and black colors, Jenn’s name and a large Nutrilite logo. See
if you can spot it during ESPN’s coverage of the Tyson Invitational! (Special
thanks to UCS for doing such a fab job on putting the new bag together!!!!)
SANYA
Sanya,
American Record holder for the 400-meter sprint, decided to change things up at
the Tyson Invitational and ran the Nutrilite Women’s 60-meter sprint. If you
don’t typically follow indoor track and field, the 60-meter sprint may sound
unfamiliar to you. Because the tracks are smaller at indoor venues than outdoor
tracks, the 60-meter sprint is run instead of a 100-meter sprint. This event is
normally run on a straight section of the indoor athletic track (which is only
200 meters per lap), or on a straight track in the middle of the infield.
With
the 60-meter sprint, the races only last about seven seconds, which means that having
good reflexes and thus getting off to a quick start is more vital in this race
than any other.
Carmelita Jeter won the women's 60
in 7.27 seconds. Sanya finished sixth, but she gained some great experience
really focusing on her quick start, which she’ll be applying to her training
for her signature event: the 400-meter sprint.
Something fun:
Watch for the Nutrilite branded finish line tape for this event during ESPN’s
coverage of the Tyson Invitational.
Something nerdy: So, even I get star-struck by some of the athletes that I get to hang
out with as I travel around the country with Team Nutrilite. That being said, I
just had to get my picture taken with Sanya’s fiancé, Aaron Ross. Aaron is the
Cornerback for the Super Bowl winnin’ New York Giants!
Here is an excerpt from
an article, “5 Things That Made the Super Bowl Great” by Cedric Golden. It’s
available online at: http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/02/05/0205golden.html
“It doesn't hurt to be
Aaron Ross: File this one under "good things happening to good
people." In the span of three years, former Longhorn Aaron Ross has won
the Jim Thorpe Award, a national football championship and the Super Bowl.
Along the way he signed a $13 million contract with the Giants and got engaged
to Sanya Richards.
What's next, a win over
Federer at Wimbledon?”
PICTURES FROM THE TYSON INVITATIONAL WILL BE POSTED SOON!! 
Nutrilite is the exclusive vitamin, mineral and supplement brand of the Tyson Invitational.
The Tyson Invitational will be televised on ESPN, February 17 (tomorrow!), 5:00-7:00 p.m. (EST)
Prior to the holidays, Nutrilite Sponsored athlete Sanya Richards, the American Record Holder for the 400-meter sprint, got engaged to her college sweetheart, New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross.
The engagement was announced in unique fashion during NBC’s coverage of a
football game between Ross’ New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. While
filming footage for an upcoming Olympic-related features on Sanya, NBC’s
cameras caught Aaron proposing to Sanya before the game.
NBC’s cameras captured the whole thing and I just found a clip of it online, so you can watch it too:
Watch the Proposal!