I go to Youngstown State University and I am a pole vaulter for the YSU track and field team . I haven't really been given a lot of advice from my mentors . The main ones are just always like keep pushing or follow your dreams .
Um it's hard because athletics is how I stay balanced with school , so that I really that as an outlet , but staying organized helps with my busy schedule that I have day to day and at least reminds me where I need to go when . From a young , like a university-wide , I see that everyone is trying to at least take advantage of the opportunities that are given to us . Um , we've had several meetings about different NIL companies and um platforms that we could do and seeing them take advantage of it is amazing .
Have questions for they were answered . And then there was a couple of brands out there that you got to reach out , talk to , kind of use those skills that you learned . And so um that was probably an unforgettable experience there .
Whenever I'm practicing , the big thing that I just try to focus on is staying technically sound . I feel like while other people are still above me and I'm only a sophomore here , I know if I stay technically sound , it'll at least get me up to their level and at some point it'll get me with their level of competition as well . So basically , our days switch a lot .
And so um that was probably an unforgettable experience there . My biggest thing to tell younger athletes , um , obviously just keep following your dreams and try and get that 1% better every day , because regardless of where your sport takes you , your academics , and who you meet and your experiences will take you further than Um , your sports because we won't have sports for our whole life . We won't be 90 years old playing our sport , hopefully .
