If the stress of balancing academics and high-level athletics wasn’t enough, Division I athletes must also factor travel commitments into their schedules.
Travel can exhaust athletes while pushing them behind in school, but it can also help bond a team together as a family, multiple Pepperdine athletes said.
“I always say traveling impacts our schedule very heavily,” said Ava Maly, sophomore sprinter on Pepperdine’s Track team. “It definitely takes a toll on being exhausted the rest of the day and it’s hard to be ready for classes and weights later in the day.