VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A young woman from Arizona made history in college athletics this week when she tee’d off at Plantation Bay in Ormond Beach.
Amy Bockerstette, 22, is the first collegiate athlete with Down syndrome to compete for a championship while playing in the NJCAA Women’s Golf Championship along with her Paradise Valley Community College teammates. “I’m happy to see my teammates in the nationals.
It’s fun to see them,” Bockerstette said. Her nickname is “Amazing Amy.” She’s breaking barriers this week, but more importantly to her, she’s traveling from Phoenix alongside her teammates and making friends. “She’s usually the focal point personality-wise and the team rallies around her and she treats the team like they’re all her