Aja Evans

Aja Evans
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1988-05-12) May 12, 1988
Chicago, Illinois
Residence Homewood, Illinois
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport bobsled
College team University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Medal record
Women´s Bobsled
Competitor for  United States
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi Two-woman

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

  1. 1 2 University of Illinois profile
  2. ↑ Aja Evans at the United States Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ TeamUSA.org – 2014 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team Announced, January 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Hersh, Philip (November 23, 2013). "Chicagoan Evans pushes herself for Olympic bobsled spot". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

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