10 things our current team culture does well:
1. Every event group can come together, have fun together, cheer for each other, respect each others' success & work ethic. [Team hangman over dinner time together, anyone?]
2. Willingness to get the grind done when Coach isn't looking-- example: even athletes who don't compete that 2nd meet competition day getting their run or xtrain in at early hours
3. We have fun together [Team tiktok impromptu]
4. Great attitudes from athletes showing up to practice after long senior work internships or student-teaching or graduate seminars and still giving the best they have on that day [ emma.cunningham wanting to be there for her underclassmen holistically, and showing resilience through long days teaching elementary school kids 7am-3pm and practice right afterwards!]
4. Older athletes who are not ranked
#1 in the conference showing they are proud of their younger teammates that have earned high rankings in the conference or nationally-- they...