Female prep athlete of 2017-18: Mayoral finds the keys to staying on top
(WorldNews Mexico)

And while the recent Cleveland High graduate today becomes the Journal’s female prep Athlete of the Year for 2017-18 - an honor she is receiving for the second straight year - there is almost an obligation to outline the complexities that sometimes accompany her gift. To wit: At the Nike Southwest Regional Cross Country Championships south of Phoenix last November, Mayoral, even with her awesome skills and established résumé, found herself on the verge of withdrawing from the race. “She was doing all her normal stuff,â€� her mother Jessica said. “But once she got to the meet, she just transformed. She was overwhelmed - so badly that she was getting ready to get in the...