CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

I would say the biggest challenge or one of the challenges that I've definitely faced is injuries . Um Such like all athletes , um injuries are , you know , it's a hit or miss it comes and goes and it's just something that comes with the game and just being a part of your sport . Um I would say overcoming it is definitely tapping in more mentally .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

So that's definitely some advice that I've kept and I hope others will keep as well . I would say the biggest challenge or one of the challenges that I've definitely faced is injuries . Um Such like all athletes , um injuries are , you know , it's a hit or miss it comes and goes and it's just something that comes with the game and just being a part of your sport .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Um I would say overcoming it is definitely tapping in more mentally . You have to be more mentally focused if you are going through an injury . So it's just about being patient at that time and just , um , knowing that you're always gonna come back better than you were before .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

So it's just about being patient at that time and just , um , knowing that you're always gonna come back better than you were before . And that's definitely what got me through all the injuries that I have um , overcame . Yeah , absolutely .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Um But aside from myself , I also want to um implement a mentorship program that helps kids in high school or even college to continue to pursue their dreams . And their sports . Um If they don't have that um support that they need or that mentor in their life , I'm hoping that my program can help them and um you know , motivate them to continue to pursue their dreams and go after all their goals .