.....“Athletes Connected is really designed to be a preventative public health structured program,” said Rachel Amity, the program coordinator. “It’s more of general wellness information, education outreach, awareness, and connection to the other resources that we do have available through athletic counseling.”....

.....“You have students whose careers are ending abruptly out of nowhere, and you have student-athletes who their first year or their first season they didn`t even get to complete,” Heininger said. “It’s OK to notice and acknowledge what you`re feeling whether it`s frustration or loss or bewilderment, or whatever it may be, and then to help them get to a place where they`re able to work towards their goals, whether it be academic, athletic, something in their personal life. We’re just trying to provide support that we do regularly, but through the lens of this pandemic and the guidelines in place there.”......