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Nationality | American |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | May 12, 1988
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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Sport | Bobsleigh |
College team | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Aja Evans (born 12 May 1988) is an American bobsledder who competes as a brakeman. She previously competed in track & field as a college athlete.
Career
Evans attended UNLV before transferring to the University of Illinois.[1] Evans competed in both shot put and sprinting in college, and competed in shot put at the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials.[1]
Evans was a brakeman for drivers Jamie Greubel, Elana Meyers, and Jazmine Fenlator in the 2012–2013 World Cup season, earning a bronze in Igls and a silver at the Sochi. In the 2013–2014 World Cup season, she earned silver at Calgary and gold at Park City.[2]
Evans was named to the U.S. Olympic bobsled team for the 2014 Winter Olympics on January 19, 2014.[3]
On February 19, 2014, Evans, along with Jamie Greubel, won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Family
Evans comes from a family of athletes. Her father, Fred, became the first black national collegiate champion in swimming when he competed for Chicago State. Her brother, also named Fred, is a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings. Her uncle is retired Major League Baseball outfielder Gary Matthews and her cousin is baseball player Gary Matthews, Jr. [4]
References
- ^ a b University of Illinois profile
- ^ Aja Evans at Team USA (archived)
- ^ TeamUSA.org – 2014 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team Announced, January 19, 2014.
- ^ Hersh, Philip (November 23, 2013). "Chicagoan Evans pushes herself for Olympic bobsled spot". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
External links
- Aja Evans at Team USA (archived)
- University of Illinois profile
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American female bobsledders
- Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bobsledders of the United States
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- University of Illinois alumni
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in bobsleigh
- People from Homewood, Illinois
- American bobsleigh biography stubs