Training for Olympics an Exercise in Commitment, Compromise for Katie O’Donnell ’13 & Keli Smith ’01
by lauren brown
Keli Smith ’01 begins her day at 5:30 a.m. in a one-bedroom sublet of magenta, orange and green. She feeds a bottle to her smiley 5-monthold son, Ian, nudges 2-year-old Xavi toward a plate of pancakes and has them dressed and out the door before 7. Katie O’Donnell ’13 ends her day by 9 p.m., after calling her boyfriend in Virginia, who she last saw over a month ago, and reading or talking with her roommates over a 1,000-piece puzzle. In between these hours, Smith and O’Donnell have a singular focus: preparing for the 2012 Summer Olympics. 18 terp spring 2012
Photograph by John T. Consoli
Keli Smith ’01 Katie O'Donnell ’13 Position: Striker international games: 102* national titles @UMD: 2 *as of April 2012
Position: Striker international games: 160* national titles @UMD: 1
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