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Your Wyoming Sunrise: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was captured in Cheyenne by Cowboy State Daily photographer Matt Idler. Matt writes, “Here’s a view from downtown Cheyenne on 16th Street at 6:04am.”
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Meet Wyoming Jefferson Award Finalist Mary Longart-Parkinson
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – The Jefferson Awards honor those making a difference in communities across the state. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introduced to Wyoming’s nominees.
Mary Longart-Parkinson moved to Casper about ten years ago from Venezuela, and now works as a life insurance agent at New York Life.
Mary is a busy lady, but one thing she always makes time for is helping others. She’s a driver for Meals On Wheels, coaches immigrants to help them better understand the citizenship process, and works with a number of other non-profits.
Whoever it is, she wants to make the folks she works with feel valued.
She explains, “I do it because I really enjoy bringing hope to people. Whether [it’s] someone bringing you food, or ‘I matter because she’s taking the time to explain things to me like no one else did before’, that’s what I like.”
Mary says it’s these interactions that keep her going, “It just lights up my day, I don’t want to stop doing it.”
Though she’s honored to have been nominated for a Jefferson Award, she never expected to be recognized for her work. She simply hopes to inspire others to follow in her footsteps and become more involved within their communities.
She says, “Being kind to other people, it’s definitely a winner all the time.”
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New York Giants UDFA Scouting Report: WR Ayir Asante, Wyoming
As if adding a super-talented receiver in the first round was not enough, the New York Giants added additional receiving talent during the undrafted free agency scramble in the form of Wyoming big-play receiver Ayir Asante.
The 6-0, 178-pound Franklin Township native spent his final season at Wyoming, averaging 17.7 yards per reception, six receiving touchdowns, and one rushing score. Before heading to Wyoming, he spent four seasons at Holy Cross, where he amassed 117 receptions for 1,718 yards and 16 touchdowns.
In his final season for the Crusaders, he averaged a massive 21.8 yards per reception. He hopes to provide the Giants with another receiver with big play potential.
What To Love
Asante seems to have a knack for the big play. He usually provides it via deep shots down the field. It didn’t matter what program he was in–he continued to find his way past defensive backs.
He has deceptive speed, his stride is smooth and fluid, he creates difficulty for defensive backs to gauge how fast he is approaching, and he catches many of his pass targets flat-footed.
In addition to running by defenders, many of his catches have been contested. He and the defensive back go up for the ball but he is the one who comes down with it consistently. His ability to high-point the ball is uncanny, making those 50/50 balls look more like 70/30 when he is involved.
Needs To Improve
Although Asante is dynamic in the slot, he could still use some polish on his intermediate route running. He is not as crisp at breaking off his routes, which allows defenders to stay attached to him on the intermediate routes.
He must be able to explode from his routes to create more separation from the defender. Also, he could be a little stronger, like many slot guys coming out of college.
Adding more muscle mass is not necessary, but the strength will make him a little more explosive off the ball and better equipped to take Siriano contact while navigating traffic.
He has to be explosive enough to get by the elite nickel corners while also handling the bigger, more physical linebackers and strong safeties.
How He Fits
The receiver room is crowded with talent on this Giants roster, so it will be difficult for any rookie not named Malik Nabers to have a role. But Asante could operate in the slot or be deployed on reverses, jet sweeps, tunnel screen passes, or deep shots. He’s not the same type of slot receiver as Wan’Dale Robinson, but he could be just as effective.
21st ranked slot corner in Football Gameplan’s 2024 Draft Guide (Emory Hunt)
“Very good quickness and shiftiness for the position. He does a strong job on option routes where he can combine the two and get open. Has to continue to get stronger which would better help him as a pro get off press coverage. Right now, more physical defenders can keep him occupied.”
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