Episode 47 of the Chi State Pod features Saige Thor, a junior on Chicago State women’s soccer. Thor, an Ohio native, started her college career at North Park University, where played in 2019. Towards the end of her North Park tenure, Thor tore her ACL, which kickstarted a topsy-turvy 14-month rehab process detailed here in Thor’s first-person account on GoCSUCougars.com.

Thor returned to the pitch with Chicago State this fall, appearing in nine matches. But then this spring, in the Cougars’ final exhibition match of the season, Thor tore her other ACL. The deja vü news devastated Thor, who has adapted a positive growth mindset and has primed herself for the “greatest comeback yet.”

On the Chi State Pod, Thor goes into…

• The moment she learned of her second torn ACL

• Her nightmarish rehab process in 2020

• How she fell in love with her career goal of being a meteorologist
• Much more


The Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.