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ASU students host field day to bring Sun Devils together through fitness

SHAPE Club broke out the parachute and tug of war rope for an ASU field day

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Attendees play tug-o-war during ASU SHAPE Club Field Day at the SDFC Intramural Fields on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Tempe.

ASU students teamed up with SHAPE club at ASU to engage the University community in physical activity and wellness. 

Jason Shumaker, the president of SHAPE club and a junior studying physical education, said the club — which was reactivated in fall 2024, is dedicated to community outreach and helping students understand physical literacy. 

He said SHAPE club, which stands for Students for Health and Physical Education, combines physical activity with the scientific aspects of understanding physical wellness. 


Crystal Diego, a junior studying physical education, said she reached out to the club, along with another ASU student, to host a field day event at the Sun Devil Fitness Center on the Tempe campus for a class project on incorporating physical activity within a community.

Diego said they decided on a field day event for students to get engaged with activities typically played in elementary school, such as parachute games, tug of war and soccer. 

"It brings out fun," Diego said. "As an adult, it brings back memories. Going back into that age of being physically active."

Christopher  Yee, a junior studying physical education, said events such as the field day are physically beneficial and a way to bring students at ASU together.  

"By hosting a field day, we're inviting everyone in this community at ASU, whether it's students, faculty, family, parents, to come out and have fun," Yee said. 

Diego said physical activity is a solution for many health issues people tend to face later in life. 

According to the CDC website, getting at least 150 minutes of exercise a week can reduce a person's risk of heart disease and stroke.  

Alexandra Lorenz, a professor in the physical education program at the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, said physical education is important because it is a physical educator's mission to promote lifelong physical activity for students. 

"It gives you better life in all areas, mental well-being, physical well-being, you can't do anything you love if you're not healthy," Lorenz said. 

Shumaker said the club has held events throughout the year, such as a volunteer field day with Broadmor Elementary School. He said they hope to do more outreach in the upcoming semester. 

He said holding events such as a field day is a great way to educate students on physical wellness, but also on how to instruct a P.E. class. 

"We want to get out there to schools," Shumaker said. "In our own cohort, bring together some ideas about lesson planning and about fun activities you can do."

Shumaker said he hoped the event would start a conversation on how physical wellness brings people together and why exercising outside is important. 

"P.E. is the most important thing you can do because at the end of the day, our health, our body maintenance, that's what carries us through life," Shumaker said. 

Edited by Senna James, Alysa Horton, Sophia Braccio and Natalia Jarrett.


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Allison LillestolCommunity Reporter

Allison is a sophomore studying journalism and mass communication. This is her first semester at The State Press. She has also worked at Arizona PBS and Blaze Radio.


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