Miami University Student Named 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar

Mia Gordon, named 2022 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar. Gordon, a senior on the Miami University field hockey team from Reisterstown, Md. is among the honorees. Gordon is a Bridges Scholar Mentor at Miami University and majors in both Strategic Communications and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies while boasting an impressive 3.9 GPA.

She was instrumental in organizing the field hockey team initiative to create a digital media library of books, websites and movies as an education resource on race and social justice for their team and others within Miami Athletics. Additionally, Gordon is heavily involved with a variety of committees including RedHawk Council and Miami Athletics' DE&I Council. She has also been a member of the Black Field Hockey Network aimed at increasing diversity in the game.