Washington Huskies Football Coach Steve Sarkisian

With the spotlight quickly turning towards fall sports, we turn our focus to another Armenian American making headway in sports: Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian was born in Torrance, California, although his father is originally from Teheran, Iran.

Sarkisian has been the head football coach at Washington since 2009, but his previous college coaching stints included stops at El Camino College and USC. Sarkisian also served as the quarterback coach for the Oakland Raiders in 2004. His Huskies are poised to improved on their 7–6 (5–4 in Pac-12) record in 2011.

As a player, he starred at BYU, and still ranks third all time on the NCAA career passing efficiency rating (162.0). He also had a short stint playing professional football with the Sakatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Here is a VIDEO (on the left) of Sarkisian at the 2012 Pac 12 Media Day talking about the upcoming season:

Good luck to him this year!

Armenian Olympic Medalists Welcomed Home

Armenia's three Olympic medalists arrived in Yerevan on August 14, 2012, to overwhelming support by local fans. It is especially rewarding to see the appreciation being shown Armenia's first female medalist ever, Hripsime Khurshudyan, for her history-making performance.

Although the below VIDEO is in Armenian, the love, excitement, and jubilation needs no translation. Please click on the link and press play directly on the embedded VIDEO.

CLICK HERE:
Olympian Arrival Video

Artur Aleksanyan Wins Armenia's Second Bronze

Artur Aleksanyan (Greco Roman wrestling 66kg) has just won Armenia's third medal at the 2012 London Olympics, a bronze! The young 20 year old beat Turkey's Ildem in the quarterfinals to earn a Bronze medal match against Cuba's Estrada. With a flip in the first round, and a push-out in the second, Aleksanyan soared to a resounding victory! We congratulate Aleksanyan and all of Team Armenia!

Here is some VIDEO of our newest hero in previous action:

BREAKING NEWS: ARSEN JULFALAKYAN WINS SILVER

Arsen Julfalakyan (men's Greco Roman wrestling 74kg) has just won Armenia's second silver medal ever!

Here is a link about Arsen:

Arsen Julfalakyan

And here is some VIDEO of him in previous action:

BREAKING NEWS: Hripsime Khurshudyan Wins Armenia's First Medal

Hripsime Khurshudyan (Women's 75+ kg Weightlifting) has just medaled for Armenia! With a lift of 128 kg in the snatch, and 166 kg (total 294) in the clean and jerk, Hripsime won a bronze for Armenia! Congratulations, we are all thrilled for you, and thank you for representing us with pride!!!

The Future of Armenian Soccer, Henrikh Mkhitaryan!

Thought we'd take a break from all the Olympic coverage and mix things up by featuring whom I believe is the future of Armenian Soccer: Henrikh Mkhitaryan. At the tender age of 23, Henrikh already has the second most goals for any Armenian Soccer player all-time (8). During the 2010-2011 season, Henrikh's rights were bought by the the Uranian league champion Shakhtar Donetsk for $7.5 million. His upside is limitless, and it's no wonder he's been dubbed the "Maestro" of Armenian Soccer. Check out footage of this young stud, and endless luck to him indeed!