{"id":83602,"date":"2019-12-13T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T19:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=83602&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=83602"},"modified":"2019-12-13T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T23:02:57","slug":"ten-thousand-miles-and-two-knee-surgeries-later-jess-sancataldo-continues-to-chase-her-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/ten-thousand-miles-and-two-knee-surgeries-later-jess-sancataldo-continues-to-chase-her-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten-thousand miles and two knee surgeries later, Jess Sancataldo continues to chase her dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Tony Garcia<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Jess Sancataldo has long had lofty aspirations.<br \/>\nWhether it was playing four sports at a time when she was a child or joining the Australian National team for Handball in high school, Sancataldo has always pushed herself.<\/p>\n<p>In eighth grade, she made the decision she wanted to play collegiate basketball in America.<\/p>\n<p>That journey wasn&#8217;t easy and despite being met with her largest obstacle yet this offseason, Sancataldo continues to strive for her dreams of playing professional basketball.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Ten-thousand miles and two knee surgeries later\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/379326516?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Jess Sancataldo, a sophomore on the Northwestern women&#8217;s basketball team, won&#8217;t let two knee surgeries get in the way of chasing her dreams. 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