John Wise watched Yazmine Wright work out after the pandemic interruption and thought she returned in great shape.
She did, and not only in the ways observed by Wise, Wichita State assistant director of track and field.
Wright, a senior from Hutchinson, kept up her mileage during the time off from competition. More important, she said, she learned to remove stress created by a busy life by sharing issues with teammates and meditation. Wright majors in biological sciences (with a chemistry minor) and plans to attend physician assistant school.
"This is something I've thought about a lot – the reasons I've made some pretty good improvements are less about what I've done and more about my mental state and the confidence I have in myself," she said.