For a Howard alum who won gold at the Paralympics, perseverance is the real prize

By Mia Berry Howard University alumna Sydney Satchell has had a busy month since winning a gold medal with the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball national team at the Paralympic Games in September. She attended a parade in her honor in her hometown of Windsor, Connecticut, and threw out the opening pitch at a Washington Nationals game. An avid women’s basketball fan, Satchell also was invited to attend a regular-season Connecticut Sun game and got to meet members of the UConn women’s basketball team, a special treat for the longtime Huskies fan. “Wanting to be at this high level as a kid and then accomplishing The post For a Howard alum who won gold at the Paralympics, perseverance is the real prize appeared first on HBCU News.