Athlete of the week: Ashton McCorry

The Rider November 14, 2022 2 min read

Kinesiology graduate student Ashton McCorry is a forward for the UTRGV Women’s Basketball Team. McCorry is from Wichita, Kansas, and graduated from Bishop Carroll Catholic.

Q: What movies or shows do you like?

A: “My favorite TV show is ‘Prison Break,’ and now I’m trying to finish the new seasons. My favorite movie is ‘The Game Plan.’ I love [Dwayne] ‘The Rock’ [Johnson]. That’s my guy.”

Q: What kind of music do you like?

A: “I listen to everything, but I like more of the older genres. I’m trying to put on all my teammates on some country. I like Luke Combs, Parker McCollum. … Country throwbacks, you know, ‘Summer of ’69,’ that’s a good song. My dad taught me all the old ones.”

Q: Who is one of your role models?

A: “My role model is my mom. It’s kind of cliche, but that woman does, like, everything. She’s always been such a strong influence in my life. No matter what’s going on, like, just carry on and push through to find a way to get stuff done. She’s just nice to everybody. She’ll talk to you … and be your best friend.”

Q: What motivates you?

A: “A bunch of the little kids. When I was growing up I was around athletes. I was a coach’s kid, so just seeing how they interacted with me makes me want to interact the same way. When I was a freshman in college, and a freshman in high school, all the seniors took care of me. I feel like that’s my role, to take care of the younger kids and help them grow into athletes, if they want to be.”

Q: What are your career goals?

A: “After I graduate I either want to coach college basketball or I want to go to [physician assistant] school and work with, like, a neurologist because I have many experiences with concussions, personally. I would love to figure out how to fix it, because they are annoying.”

–Compiled by Jose Medina