LaKisha Williams - H.S. Track and Field coach on grieving the loss of her husband, overcoming fear and being a relatable coach
Sports Spectrum Podcast
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5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
LaKisha Williams is a track and field coach at Porter Ridge High School in North Carolina. In college, she was a track athlete at Kent State where she met her future husband, Jason Williams. Together, they opened a bakery in 2012 and partnered with the LeBron James Foundation to create a "Just a Kid from Akron" cherry cola cupcake.
She is currently coaching 250 track athletes at Porter Ridge and working with an additional 170 athletes at the Charlotte Heat Track Club.
Today on the podcast, LaKisha Williams shares about her background as a Division I track athlete and her love for coaching. She also opens up about the sudden passing of her husband and how she relied on her faith in Jesus to navigate through grief. LaKesha emphasizes the importance of trusting God and tackling difficult moments with the Lord's guidance. She also highlights the support and encouragement she received from others during her journey.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, today on Sports Spectrum, one of the more courageous conversations that we've had, in my opinion, in talking to Lakeisha Williams, who's a high school track and field coach. |
| 0:10.5 | She was a college division one track and field athlete back in the 90s at Kent State University, so a very elite athlete and a great woman of faith who talks about the journey that she's been on. |
| 0:22.1 | And the reason I wanted to have her on was hearing about the story of her husband, Jason, |
| 0:27.9 | her late husband, Jason Williams, who passed away tragically in 2018 and very unexpectedly |
| 0:33.9 | in 2018. |
| 0:35.9 | And we talk a lot in the beginning of this conversation about faith, |
| 0:39.9 | about coaching, the journey, meeting Jason. Their second date, they went to church. I mean, |
| 0:45.2 | how great is that? So we talked a lot about that, have some fun. There's even a LeBron James story |
| 0:50.3 | in here on their journey together as husband and wife, which was a lot of fun. |
| 0:55.3 | And then it turns into the heavier side of life and the tragedy that took place when she |
| 1:00.1 | lost her husband unexpectedly in 2018, just gone at the age of 40. |
| 1:06.7 | And now what? |
| 1:08.0 | As a mom of two young kids, as a wife, how do you trust God and how do you stay connected |
| 1:15.0 | to God and how do you even move forward at all in the midst of tragedy? And what does that grief |
| 1:20.2 | cycle look like in the midst of losing your husband unexpectedly? And Lakeisha was very courageous |
| 1:26.2 | and willing to share her story with us on |
| 1:28.7 | sports spectrum. And I thought it would be helpful to someone out there, even if it's just one |
| 1:33.0 | person who listens, who's going through a similar type of story, you know, going through some |
| 1:39.2 | heavy grief, losing a spouse, losing a very close loved one, maybe even a child. |
| 1:44.5 | How do you go forward? |
| 1:45.6 | How do you move forward and trust that God has a plan and even stay connected to God in |
| 1:50.4 | the midst of tragedy? |
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