Sarah Wells had just settled in for a post-Olympic career motivating high schoolers when the pandemic created a hurdle that may have forever changed the way she runs her Believe Initiative. No longer able to cross the country gearing students up for passion projects via full-day workshops (and with stretched teachers unable to take on their usual support roles for related curriculum), Wells found students to take the lead instead. "What's so brilliant is that I am no longer limited by how many schools I can get to in a week or how many hours I can spend on a plane," said the 30-year-old hurdler, who retired from professional athletics in January 2020 to focus full-time on the project.