{"id":277684,"date":"2025-05-29T23:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T23:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/had-my-priorities-confused-when-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-opened-up-on-how-faith-shaped-her-track-journey\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:13","slug":"had-my-priorities-confused-when-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-opened-up-on-how-faith-shaped-her-track-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/had-my-priorities-confused-when-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-opened-up-on-how-faith-shaped-her-track-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHad my priorities confused\u201d- When Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone opened up on how faith shaped her track journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4936360\" data-slug-id=\"2538244\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone once opened up about how her faith played a crucial role in shaping her track career. She shared that she had made track the center of her life, which became a problem as it was where she sought validation and identity.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that when she shifted the foundation of her identity from medals and records, which are temporary to something steady, her relationship with Christ, that\u2019s when things began to change. As a result, McLaughlin-Levrone found a lasting source of purpose in her life.<\/p>\n<p>During her appearance at the <em>Ventura County FCA\u2019s Fields of Faith in Moorpark, California<\/em>, she reflected on how her spiritual perspective helped shape her journey in an interview released in October 2024, adding:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI had my priorities confused. For so long, track was my center\u2026You&#8217;re not going to win every race, you&#8217;re not going to always be the best at whatever you do, so to place your identity in something that is always changing is going to put your value in flux.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs Paul talks about in 1 Corinthians, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God. I want my identity not to be rooted in gold medals or records, which will be broken eventually, but secure in Christ,\u201d she added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She further shared during the interview that faith became a central part of her life when she hit rock bottom around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/olympics\/news-being-home-helped-grow-faith-when-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-opened-covid-19-pandemic-instrumental-spiritual-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>. It was then that she surrendered to God. What played an important role in her transformation was her involvement with women at her local church and meeting now-husband Andre Levrone as their relationship was built on a foundation of faith.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/olympics\/who-sydney-mclaughlin-s-husband-andre-levrone-exploring-former-nfl-player-s-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Andre Levrone<\/a> married in May 2022 in a vineyard wedding in Madison, Virginia, following his proposal in August 2021.<\/p>\n<h2>Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shares how husband Andre keeps her grounded amid pressures of her track career<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track &amp; Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track &amp; Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/3fbe5-17485602549528-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track &amp; Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/sydney-mclaughlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone<\/a> reflects on how her experience in track has changed since meeting her husband Andre. During their appearance at <em>The Master\u2019s University in February 2025<\/em>, McLaughlin-Levrone opened up on how it felt to have Andre, a faith-centered presence in life, during the high pressure moments of her athletic career. She reacted to this, saying (9:18 onwards):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI mean, I think it&#8217;s made the difference. Me running track even before meeting Christ and before meeting Andre is very different than me running track and doing it now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI&#8217;m grateful to God, honestly, that he brought someone along who&#8217;s been in professional athletics, who understands my life, who understands some of the pressures and anxieties and moments that I go through that just a lot of people wouldn&#8217;t understand,\u201d she added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Q&amp;A with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | February 24, 2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OnP_Tdg9V74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"OnP_Tdg9V74\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/OnP_Tdg9V74\/sddefault.jpg\" src-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/OnP_Tdg9V74\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition, she saw their partnership as a perfect match as she always wanted someone who would walk with her despite all the challenges in her life and she defines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/olympics\/news-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-s-husband-andre-reacts-olympic-medalist-s-heartwarming-message-3rd-wedding-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Andre<\/a> as that person.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/860279-1715406367-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Abhiruchi Rout&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nAbhiruchi is a US Olympics journalist at Sportskeeda, specializing in Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics, and Wrestling among other sports. 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