The universe works in mysterious ways sometimes. Four years ago, I was a junior at Simpson College in Iowa and had just travelled to Gainesville, Florida for an internship with the Florida Gators Football Strength and Conditioning Department in the summer of 2018. It was a complete culture shock for me, being a small-town kid and hardly ever spent an extended period away from family to spending multiple months on my own across the nation.
While on campus in Gainesville, I had the opportunity to learn from some of the most renowned minds in the realm of sports performance while working with some of the best athletes I had ever seen.