ORLANDO, Fla. -- Teams on the cusp of becoming bowl eligible dont usually have to hold open tryouts on campus looking for players in the middle of the season.That is exactly what UCF coach Scott Frost did last week.Injuries to scholarship players have thinned the scout team to near desperate levels and the coach is looking for some walk-on help, although it wont arrive in time to help the Knights prepare for Saturdays American Athletic Conference clash with Houston.As the season has worn along weve had some minor injuries, said Frost, who hasnt settled on which walk-ons he will add to the roster. Were just looking for a little more depth here and there.Depth issues aside, the Knights (4-3, 2-1 in the AAC) turnaround season is going better than expected with the team two wins away from bowl eligibility after coming off a 0-12 season in 2015.I didnt honestly know going into the beginning of the year how quickly wed be able to accomplish some of our goals and make that work, said Frost, who was brought in from Oregon to replace George OLeary last December. Weve made a lot more progress than maybe I even thought to the point our record is really good for where our expectations were going at the beginning of the year.There werent a lot of expectations for a program coming off a winless season. But the Knights have turned it around with a tenacious defense and often just enough offense to squeak by as they sit in contention with Temple and USF for the AAC East division lead.UCF is coming off an impressive come-from-behind 24-16 road win over UConn on Saturday. The win followed a heart-breaking last-second homecoming 26-25 loss to Temple a week earlier.For us to get down the way we did and claw back was great to see, said Frost, whose team also suffered a double-overtime loss to Maryland on the final play earlier in the season. It showed the character of our team. And to be in an identical situation as two others where we had to stop somebody at the end of the game was good to see. This team just continues to impress me with its character.After enduring last season, the players wanted to be improved. They worked hard during the offseason to be better.Now they are enjoying seeing the results of the work they put in.Its been crazy, said junior defensive end Tony Guerad, who leads the defensive linemen with 25 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Last year was downfall, we didnt play that good. But this year we have a chip we have a chip on our shoulder.Its a different environment so we are (happier), playing fast and physical. So its been fun this year.The Knights have certainly caught the attention of Houston coach Tom Herman.Obviously you go from zero wins to three wins in four games, thats pretty good, Herman said. Really good scheme, (Frost) has his guys playing really hard.So yeah, hes done a really, really good job in a short amount of time.A defense that ranks in top five in most major categories in the AAC has been a major reason for the progress. But there is no denying the progress of freshman quarterback McKenzie Milton, who was first inserted into the starting lineup in the third game of the season, has gotten better as the season has progressed.Milton is coming off his best game so far, throwing for 317 yards three touchdowns while completing 29 of 45 attempts while leading the comeback.I thought we took a big step forward on Saturday, Frost said. There has been improvement every week. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Tatyana McFadden wanted to go to Russia, where she was born and lived until age 6.So she took up Nordic skiing, qualified for the 2014 U.S. Paralympic team, traveled to Sochi and won a silver medal in the 1-kilometer sit ski sprint. She then returned to her record-breaking wheelchair racing career.I really wanted to go back to where I was from, so I chose cross-country skiing and it was quite a ride, said the 27-year-old McFadden, who was born in St. Petersburg but moved to the U.S. after being adopted.McFadden is singular in wheelchair racing, likely to collect medals at the Rio Paralympics in distances from the 100 meters to the marathon (she already has won 100-meter silver and 400-meter gold here).But as a Paralympian excelling in more than one sport, she is not alone.Nine athletes are competing in more than one sport at the Rio Games, according to the International Paralympic Committee, and dozens of others are competing in a different sport than they did at previous Paralympics.IPC spokesman Craig Spence does not expect the trend to continue.I think the more the Paralympics Games develops as a movement, the harder it will be for an athlete to double up, Spence said. Because as the quality of the competition improves, the more an athlete will have to specialize to win gold.For now, athletes are taking advantage of the chance to represent their countries in multiple sports. Switzerlands Sandra Graf and Heinz Frei, who are competing in both athletics and cycling in Rio, are participating in their second and third consecutive Paralympics, respectively, as dual-sport athletes.Two U.S. women, Grace Norman and Allysa Seely, won gold Sunday in the Paralympic debut of triathlon, Norman in the PT4 class and Seely in PT2. On Monday evening, Norman will compete in the 400-meter sprint in the T44 class. Seely ran in the first round of the T36 200-meter sprint on Monday morning, setting a new personal best of 32.36 seconds to qualify for the Tuesday final.Running is my heart and my soul, Seely said. I love triathlon with my whole being, but running is my strength and I wouldnt give it up.British track and field sprinter Kadeena Cox took up road cycling about 18 months ago and decided she would compete in both sports rather than choosing one.They probably dont benefit each other that much, Cox said of her training for the two sports. They actually kind of work against each other. But its working foor me, and it doesnt when I just do one.dddddddddddd My body doesnt like it.Cox earned a bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint in Rio on Friday and set a new world record during her gold-medal performance in the cycling time trial Saturday afternoon.Prior to the London Games in 2012, U.S. athlete Cassie Mitchell qualified for the Paralympic trials in cycling and track and field. She was named only to the track and field team and placed fourth in the 100- and 200-meter sprints and discus throw. She also competed in wheelchair racing and club throw.As soon as she returned from London, Mitchell started planning for Rio. When it looked as if wheelchair racing for her T51 classification would not be a part of the 2016 games, she shifted her focus to swimming.I absolutely love to race, Mitchell said. And swimming had an event where I could compete against people of a similar disability. I figured I could throw in track and field and then maybe continue my racing career -- just move it to the pool, because thats what was offered.The 35-year-old qualified for the Paralympic trials in both sports but was unable to participate in swimming trials due to illness. She did qualify in track and field.In August, the IPC announced a ban of all Russian athletes due to alleged doping, opening 267 spots for additional athletes. Mitchell was added to the U.S. swim team and had about three weeks to prepare for the games.For Mitchell, who has always cross-trained by swimming, the addition of a second sport may be beneficial to her overall performance. She compares the backstroke to doing the club throw as many times as you can, as fast as you can, for 50 meters.Competing at an elite level in multiple sports, Mitchell said, is a manifestation of Paralympians daily lives.Paralympic sports are about using problem-solving to do what you can, despite the obstacles, said Mitchell, who also competed in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby at Oklahoma State. Paralympians have to have more problem-solving abilities to make the most of our performances. We are always trying to overcome, so in that process you get more creative.--Emily Greenwood is a journalism student at the University of Georgia. Penn State and Georgia are partnering with The Associated Press to supplement coverage of the 2016 Paralympics. ' ' '