The Fall sports seasons are coming to a close and it’s time for the Winter and Spring to start. People think being a student-athlete is all fun and games, but it’s not. My experience is certainly different than everyone else’s, but here is a list of the things we go through while we’re out on the daily grind.
1. When Coach says run Lane Stadium
2. When non-athletes complain about their 8 a.m. but we’ve already been up for four hours
3. When you’re forced to make the decision between eating and sleeping
4. When you’re hungry all the time for no reason
5. When the off day hits you
6. Showing up to class five minutes out of practice like…
7. When your teammates are your only friends
8. Having to walk across the Drillfield after leg day
9. You miss one day to travel and when you come back you have 5 tests, missed 10 lectures and 3 projects due.
10. When you see people laying out on the Drillfiled on a nice day and you have to get to practice in five minutes
It’s not an easy life as a student-athlete.