It started off as a class project and, truthfully, Jalen Tompkins wasn't initially sold on the idea.
Tompkins was tasked in a psychology class last spring with picking a community she cares about and researching a mental illness that impacts that community. Tompkins' professor suggested that she focus on mental health in sports.
"Is it really that big of a deal?," she thought.
Tompkins soon discovered that it is a much bigger deal than most people realize, and now the University of Colorado senior — who is one of the best women's soccer goalkeepers in the Pac-12 Conference — is doing her part to spread the word.