Nikki Hiltz on their mental health and deemphasizing the Olympics at Prefontaine Classic

Nikki Hiltz shares the biggest lesson they’ve learned this Olympic cycle and gives advice to athletes who want to take better care of their mental health. Hiltz also talks about their effort in the Prefontaine Classic 1500m and how ready they feels for U.S. Olympic Trials. As they look to make their first Olympic team, Hiltz also speaks their piece on why track and field needs to deemphasizing the Olympics.
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About Me: I’ve been working in the track and field media space for over a decade. I went from track athlete to student-athlete reporter, to full-time journalist, with both my degrees in Sports Journalism from Michigan State University while competing on the varsity team.
I’ve worked with the best of the best in track and field and other mainstream sports at events like the NBA Draft, Millrose Games, Prefontaine Classic and Junior Olympics for The Players' Tribune, USA Track and Field, World Athletics, MileSplit and more. I've also gotten the opportunity to cover bucket list events like the U.S. Olympic Trials.
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