Sandy Zimmerman is an award-winning teacher, coach, athlete, and motivational speaker best known for her 10 appearances on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. After 23 years as a teacher and coach, she made history as the first mother to complete the course and hit the buzzer. A former Gonzaga University basketball player and national judo champion, Sandy was inducted into the National Physical Education Teacher Hall of Fame in 2022. Sandy is a TEDx speaker and has taken her message of strength and perseverance to audiences on The Kelly Clarkson Show, CNN, E! News, The Huffington Post, and Women’s Health. Through her book Get Out of the Car and her motivational speaking, she encourages people of all ages to push past obstacles, challenge their limits, and pursue what once seemed impossible.

You can purchase her book and learn more about her at https://www.sandyzimmerman.com/

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Martin Coe has been an athlete since he can remember. At the age of four, his father introduced him to sports in the backyard with a wiffle ball and bat. What began with baseball, football, and basketball evolved into a lifelong passion for competition, learning, and improvement.

A standout tennis player for more than 46 years, Martin competed at many levels and was the #1 ranked player in CO for consecutive years. In a spur-of-the-moment decision, he auditioned to play tennis at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he played #1 singles & doubles for three years, culminating in his 2011 induction into the MSU Athletic Hall of Fame. Nowadays, he has shifted many of his skills to the pickleball court.

Martin has also built a remarkable career as a Systems Engineering expert, helping design and manufacture medical technologies including pulse oximeters, ventilators, hemodialysis machines and a robotic gene-sequencing system that made the Human Genome Project possible. Whether solving engineering challenges or studying an opponent's game on the court, Martin believes success comes from the same closed-loop process: observe, understand, learn, apply, adapt, and keep improving.

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Elsbeth Padia has been a force in track and field for 19 years. Born in Switzerland when women’s sports were discouraged, she played soccer for 30 years before discovering throwing at 65. Now 88, she trains several days weekly.

An 11-year Huntsman World Senior Games competitor, Elsbeth holds six Games’ records across discus, javelin, and shot put. She has won multiple national and international masters gold medals and set the 85–89 American shot put record in 2025.

Beyond competing, she coached high school throwers for five years and served ten years as a certified track official. Known for her sportsmanship, she mentors peers, cheers on rivals, assists officials, once spent five straight hours handing out medals, and has even driven athletes from Las Vegas to St. George. Supported by her daughter, son-in-law, and two grandsons, Elsbeth truly embodies the spirit of the Games with positivity, selfless service, and record-setting excellence.

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