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Claim Text: Several former Arizona Christian University basketball players who went through Ziesel-directed workouts at the school in 2022-24 told The Athletic that those sessions were physically and mentally demanding but not impossible, studded with stories from Ziesel’s military career to motivate them.
Simplified Text: Former Arizona Christian University basketball players told The Athletic that Myke Ziesel's workouts from 2022-24 were demanding but not impossible.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: Several former Arizona Christian University basketball players
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "person": "Myke Ziesel", "source": "The Athletic", "organization": "Arizona Christian University" }
Subject Tags: Sports Training
UUID: 928673a4-b3c6-47e4-84b0-321945a1d3d2
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Created: September 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM (3 weeks ago)

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Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich in critical condition after military-style workout

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https://nytimes.com/athletic/7600946/2026/09/17/arizona-state-hockey-greg-powers-matthew-mayich

Arizona State University hockey player Matthew Mayich is in critical condition after collapsing during an intense, military-style workout led by a former Green Beret. The workout, implemented by coach Greg Powers to toughen up the team, is under review by the university and police, raising questions about NCAA guidelines and player safety.

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Rake, Ziesel’s friend, minimized the workout’s difficulty. “There isn’t a D1 athlete on the planet that would describe this as a hard day of exercising, including the ASU hockey team,” he told Phoenix... 1.000

Simplified: Jerry Ziesel's friend, Rake, told Phoenix's 12News that no D1 athlete, including the ASU hockey team, would describe the workout as a hard day of exer...

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Ziesel gave them instructions for the final event, then shook coaches’ hands and left. 1.000

Simplified: Myke Ziesel gave instructions for the final event and left before it was completed.

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Last month, Arizona State, which also declined to comment for this story, announced it was reviewing the circumstances of the workout, repeatedly emphasizing the review was not an investigation. 1.000

Simplified: Fact: Arizona State announced last month it is reviewing the workout, but stated it is not an investigation.

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Ziesel, who served in Afghanistan and Ukraine before being discharged in 2020, had given a motivational talk to the team the previous season, but he had never led one of their workouts. 1.000

Simplified: Myke Ziesel served in Afghanistan and Ukraine, was discharged in 2020, and had not previously led a workout for the Arizona State hockey team.

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When players reported for the first official team activity Aug. 20 at Sun Angel Stadium, the workout was not led by the coach. Instead, according to photographs and interviews, Powers wore a pair of s... 1.000

Simplified: Fact: The team's first workout on Aug. 20 was led by former Green Beret Tim Ziesel, not the coach.

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