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Track athlete finds her passion flying through clouds

By Gio Gennero | Sports Writer

“I wanted to fly,” Cierra said. “I didn’t really know at the time what I wanted to do, I just knew I wanted to travel.”

Spikes on the ground and head in the clouds, traveling is in the DNA of sophomore sprinter Cierra Wash. The runner is in Baylor’s pilot program, where she recently completed a flight with no instructor on board. Although the pilot program is relatively new to her, she’s always known she’s wanted to be on the go.

“My mom was the one that actually found out about the program here and she was like, ‘You might as well give it a try,’” Cierra said.