“No Place like Home” Mizzou Athletics Featured Story

I was recently given the opportunity through my Strategic Communications internship at the University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Athletics to write a featured story on the return of Mizzou Gymnastic's beloved (now) fifth year, Helen Hu. Highlighted in Mizzou's Athletics News category, this story shines a spotlight on the athlete and her decision to come back to the sport of gymnastics after a year off traveling abroad to 15 countries, exploring who she is outside of the sport.

Over the course of a few weeks, I was able to curate this project with the help of my assigned director/mentor in the Strategic Communications department, research and finding prior stats and knowledge on Hu, and even held an interview with head coach Shannon Welker and Helen Hu herself. This was something that provided great experience not just in the journalistic endeavors and skills of writing a featured story, but also when discovering who these athletes really are as people outside the gym, court and arena! Tap on the image below to read the article!