Iowa soccer Elle Wildman’s competitive upbringing serves her well on the pitch. - The Daily Iowan

Iowa soccer Elle Wildman’s competitive upbringing serves her well on the pitch. - The Daily Iowan

For incoming first-year athletes, making the jump to Division I athletics and dealing with the initial pressure and high expectations is the norm. But for Iowa midfielder Elle Wildman, these beliefs were not foreign — but rather a part of her DNA.  Coming from a household where both parents played collegiate sports at Mankato State, Wildman was shaped from a young age to have that same driven edge.  “I grew up in a very competitive household,” W…