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Adaptive Female Athlete of the Year

Alejandra Ibáñez

Wheelchair Basketball, NWBA

A scrappy competitor, Ibáñez rose as a pivotal midpointer for Team USA, medaling in back-to-back Summer Paralympics.

Key Achievements: Paris 2024 Silver Medalist | Two-time Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Champion (2023, 2019) | 2022 IWBF World Championships Bronze Medalist | Tokyo 2020 Bronze Medalist

Performance & Stats: Two-time Paralympian | One of four athletes in the world to win consecutive U25 golds | No. 3 seed in the 2024 NWBA Collegiate Women’s Nationals with the University of Illinois Fighting Illini

Notable Highlights: Discovered wheelchair basketball at age 13 and played for Utah’s only competitive team, the Salt Lake Wrecking Crew (later Utah Rush) | First made Team USA as a high school senior