Katina Davis, 48, is a married mother of two and a track and field coach based in Charlotte, North Carolina, who works in the tech industry. Her youngest child, Kayla, is a 17-year-old national-class sprinter who has won titles at both the United States U20-level and at the Pan-American U20 Championships. Her oldest son, Jesiah, is an NCAA Division I signee in football for the University of Virginia. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, she ran the 200m and 400m for the University of Iowa in the early 90s. Katina wrote this Parent's Perspective for MileSplit in January, 2021. We're republishing it on Mother's Day.
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By Katina Davis
The greatest joy in having athletic children is watching them have fun, compete and grow in a sport they love. Conversely, the greatest challenge is coaching them to become better tomorrow than they are today and were yesterday.
With us, school is first and being a scholar takes work. Then there's the athlete.
Kayla studies to be smart, brushes up on h...
