http://www.northbay.com/running/09xcsumpter.html
Sarah Sumpter, a freshman at UC Davis recently won the Big West Conference cross country championship. She was only the second freshmen to win in history. What people might not know before reading this article is that Sumpter suffered heavily from anorexia and over-exercising throughout high school at Healdsburg High, and when she arrived at UC Davis. Sumpter admitted: “She was anorexic and that she needed to change her lifestyle. Her weight had dropped to 92 pounds, down 20 pounds from her preferred weight. She felt sick most of the time.” She had over-exercised so much that she ended up injured her freshmen year and had to redshirt. While at UC Davis, Sumpter met with the school’s sport psychologist twice a week. Now Sumpter is as healthy as she’s ever been and the fastest she has ever been as well. This article ties to our deviance in sports chapter and sheds light on a rather dark subject in the sports world that is often overlooked. Matt T. KIN 332I
2 comments:
This girl had a lot of heart and determination to get over both her weight and exercise problems. The fact that she had a school sport psychologist help her was vital. This is a growing field in Psychology and many teams now use a team psychologist to help the athlete and put them in a proper mindset. It is a good thing for her that she could overcome these problems, it will now serve as a model to other athletes who have the same problems. Nicely written article good job.
Julien Cromer KIN 332I SEC 2
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