Ebun Opata will leave WashU as a 12x All-American. Every time she competed in the triple jump, she walked away an All-American.
The what if of her careers comes this year. At the indoor national meet, she was overtaken on the final jump of her competitor by just one centimeter. The same thing happened outdoors but it took a +4.4 m/s gust to help to overtake her. Two seperate occasions she missed out on a title on the very last jump.
However, she has a great perspective and sense of accomplishment within her career. She has progressed as jumper and saw herself on the team podium with WashU 7 times.
This is a great conversation to understand how to deal with setbacks and keep going.
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