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Aja Evans began track and field training at Morgan Park High School on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois. She attended UNLV before transferring to the University of Illinois . Evans was a college record setting, five-time All-American and three-time Big Ten Champion shot potter at the University of Illinois.
Feb 11, 2022 · YANQING, China — The full measure of her accomplishments sometimes hits the bobsledder Aja Evans during visits to Chicago elementary schools, where eager students with inquisitive eyes pummel her...
Feb 5, 2018 · Bronze medalist Aja Evans waits to throw out a ceremonial first pitch before the White Sox play the Twins on opening day at U.S. Cellular Field on Monday, March 31, 2014. Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun
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Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: UNLV. Bio. Media. AT ILLINOIS. Five-time All-American. Three-time Big Ten Champion. Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championships Record-Holder. Two-time School Record-Holder. 2010 Track and Field. Outdoor: Took seventh in the shot put at the USA Championships with a mark of 54-9 ½ (16.70m) ...
Feb 23, 2018 · Making (Her)story Individual Bobsleigh Profile: How Aja Evans Is Carrying On Her Family's Legacy In Sports ... The Chicago native was the star of the Morgan Park High School track team before ...
Aja’s bobsled career began in 2012 when her college track coach, Mike Erb, encouraged her to attend the Team Official Combine for winter sports. She not only competed, she dominated, scoring 800 out of 800 points – the first athlete to ever do so. She was named USA Women’s Bobsled Push Champion and USA Women’s Bobsled Rookie of the Year ...
Feb 7, 2018 · USA-2 bobsled driver Jamie Greubel, left, and Aja Evans place third in the women&'s bobsled finals during the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
