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  • Mental Toughness: The Competitive Advantage

    In his podcast “3 Tips to Improve Mental Toughness in Sports,” performance coach Eli Straw outlines practical ways athletes can sharpen their mindset before competition. His advice is simple, but powerful—and it’s especially relevant for you as a collegiate track & field athlete balancing training, school, and life pressures. Let’s take Eli’s three tips and…

  • Followship: The Other Side of Leadership

    Leadership gets all the headlines. Teams look for captains, schools hand out leadership awards, and we love the idea of being the one others look up to. But for a Christian athlete, leadership only grows out of something deeper: “followship”. Followship is the art of following well—listening, learning, obeying, humbling yourself, and trusting God’s direction.…

  • Standing for Light in a Dark World

    We don’t have to look far to see the shadows creeping across our culture. Evil isn’t just lurking at the edges anymore—it often seems to parade openly, celebrated by those who call darkness light and light darkness. In such a time, voices of courage and conviction are more important than ever. One of those voices…

  • Mental Grit: Just See It!

    Nike is a part of your life now, right?  That familiar swoosh is on your uniform, your practice attire, and your shoes.  What is Nike’s well-known tag-line?  You know it well. —  “Just Do It!”  But, I am going to suggest that you, first, need to “Just See It!” Visualization is a key factor in…

  • Special Message to 1st Year Shockers!

    Welcome to Wichita State! You’ve made it — not by accident, not by luck, but because you’ve earned it. Being recruited into a Division I program is no small thing. Out of the thousands of high school athletes across the country, you were chosen. You were identified as someone with not just talent, but grit,…

  • When The Plan Falls Apart:

    Actually, The Plan came together really well for many of you this year and at the Conference meet. Congratulations on an absolutely powerful year. But, even with the successes, you have faced the challenges. You know the power of preparation. You train for weeks—months even—strategizing, conditioning, visualizing success. “This is my moment.” But sometimes, it…

  • Tell Everyone About…

    I don’t think that there was a person on the team that wasn’t excited when they heard that we were stopping at Buc-ee’s on our way back from our meet at TCU. However, there were a few who had never been to this Texas-based chain of super-sized convenience stores and gas stations known for its…

  • Coming Home for Easter

    There’s something unforgettable about coming home. If you’ve ever left for college, a job, or a new season of life, you know what I mean. That moment when you walk back into that familiar space—smells, sounds, memories all flooding back—it stirs something deep inside. Unless, of course, your parents move and forget to tell you.…

  • Zeal Team 7

    In the heat of the season, when practices get grueling, meets are stacked back to back, and academic deadlines loom large, it’s easy to lose the fire you started the season with. Passion gets worn down by pressure. Enthusiasm turns to exhaustion. And somewhere along the way, zeal—true, God-fueled energy—starts to fade. But Romans 12:11…

  • Unlocking Your Full Potential

    Where is your Confidence Level right now?  Look at your calendar. How many weeks until the Outdoor Conference meet?  Some might say, “Well, I won’t know my confidence level until I compete in a meet or two.  No.  Confidence starts now. Confidence is the difference between stepping onto the track, the runway or into the…