Anayah Washington has been stuck in a cycle of bad injury luck on the track as of late. Well, over-the-last-nine-months kind of late.
From a dislocated shoulder suffered one week prior to the outdoor conference championships, to a season-ending concussion at the NCAA West Prelims, to avoiding a teammate in offseason practice but straining a muscle in the process, her time has been spent climbing figurative mountain after mountain since the spring of 2022.
And despite all the setbacks, Washington finds herself back where she belongs and exceeding the levels that she achieved a year ago.
Washington is an uncommon type of track and field athlete.