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MUNCIE, Ind. — At times, Brandon Martin and Caitlin Locante have struggled with their mental health since COVID-19 unleashed the crisis it has.
For Martin, a Ball State football linebacker, there was the period of time before spring practice was canceled, where the uncertainty of what might happen lingered. For Locante, a Ball State women’s diver, there were the times she broke down because she hasn’t been able to compete or be with her team.
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Both have spent the past year as advocates for mental health awareness on BSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Martin as its social media and marketing executive and Locante as a representative and leader of a subcommittee on mental health.