Now back in Berkeley, under quarantine, his roommate is Rogers, the womens hammer throw champion from near Vancouver, British Columbia. Last spring, she hoped to successfully defend her N.C.A.A. title, then qualify for the Canadian team and compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
When it became clear that all of her 2020 dreams had been erased, Rogers cried.
I was upset, I was disappointed, she said. I remember talking to my coach and saying, What happens now?
Instead of competing against the worlds best, Rogers was at home from March 11 until a few days ago. Now she hopes that 2020 was just a hiccup, and that 2021 brings the national championship and Olympic berth she expected this year.
The first major change that I did was, instead of saying things got canceled, saying things were postponed, Rogers said. Because it creates that mental assurance that, yes, things arent happening right now, but they will be.read more
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