INDIANAPOLIS — Even the most gifted high school athletes in the South Bend community battle with self-confidence.
Even state champions get in their own head.
Even people who are more athletic and can run faster than most people could ever dream of feel pressure.
Track and field, like any sport, is almost as much about the mental as it is the physical. That much was certainly true Friday, June 5, at the IHSAA girls track and field state finals at North Central High School.
South Bend Washington senior defending state champion Adriana Swanson may be one of the most accomplished athletes in her home city’s history, but not even she is not immune to pre-race jitters.
Even state champions get in their own head.
Even people who are more athletic and can run faster than most people could ever dream of feel pressure.
Track and field, like any sport, is almost as much about the mental as it is the physical. That much was certainly true Friday, June 5, at the IHSAA girls track and field state finals at North Central High School.
South Bend Washington senior defending state champion Adriana Swanson may be one of the most accomplished athletes in her home city’s history, but not even she is not immune to pre-race jitters.
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