Meniscus surgery had put CU volleyball star Naghede Abu’s senior year in doubt. She had done all the hard work – the three- to four-hour-long volleyball practices, the hours and hours in the weight room – for three solid years. It was August 2018, and Naghede Abu, 21, the University of Colorado’s brilliant blocker, was on the cusp of her senior season and in the best shape of her life.