Journey to the Olympic Trials

In less than one year, I went from being a college basketball player to running my first year of college track & field and competing at the NCAA Championships and USA Track & Field Championships where I finished 28th.

I am training full time, 6-7 days a week, in order to achieve my goal for 2016, which is qualifying in the 400m for the:

2016 Olympic Trials – Eugene, Oregon (July 1st-10th)

2016 Olympic Games - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Coming off of a successful first year of running track, I recently became a member of the High Performance West team. I am continuing to train in Portland, Oregon and pursue my Olympic Goal, coached by Chad Colwell, I improved my personal best multiple times to 46.61 in one year.

In addition to training full time, I also work two part-time jobs, where I aim to inspire young people to pursue their dreams, as a Tutor/Student Advisor at Parkrose High School and a volunteer coach at the University of Portland. Despite the financial, emotional, and physical challenges, with the hard work and dedication I look forward to being on the track in Rio this summer.

I am grateful for the friends, family, teammates, and coaches who have supported me along the way and I’m hoping you will join this community of support that will be essential in getting me to the Olympic Trials in Rio.

Track Meets, Travel (airfare) & Hotel: $4,400
Spikes, Shoes, & Gear: $600
Preventative Physical Therapy: $1,000
Nutrition/Vitamins: $500

Track Schedule:

12/12/15
Jackson’s Open
Nampa, ID

1/29/16
UW Invite
Seattle, WA

2/4/16
Portland Invitational
Portland, OR

2/12/16
Husky Classic
Seattle, WA

3/11/16
USA Indoor Championships
Portland, OR

3/18/16
IAAF Indoor World Championships
Portland, OR
3/26/16
Willamette Invite
Salem, OR

4/2/16
Stanford Invite
Palo Alto, CA

4/8/16
John Knight Twilight
Monmouth, OR

4/15/16
Mt. Sac Relays
Walnut, CA

4/16/16
Beach Invite
Long Beach, CA

4/30/16
OSU High Performance
Corvallis, OR

5/6/16
Oregon Twilight
Eugene, OR

5/15/16
Portland Twilight
Portland, OR

6/4/16
So Cal Jim Bush Championships
Los Angeles, CA

6/12/16
Portland Track Festival
Portland, OR

6/18/16
Harry Jerome International Track Classic
Vancouver, BC

7/1-10/16
USA Olympic Trials
Eugene, OR

7/15/16
Edmonton Track Classic
Edmonton, AB


About Me:

Growing up in foster care in Bakersfield, California, I used sports earn a full ride basketball scholarship to the University of Portland. I was a multi-sport athlete, played basketball and ran track. After my last collegiate basketball game, I began my track collegiate career. In just one year of training, I broke the 34 year old school record in the 400m, qualified for the NCAA Championships where I earned Honorable Mention All American Honors. Then qualified for and competed at the USA Outdoor Championships. Going into my 2nd year of training; my ultimate goal is to compete at the professional level and finish top 10 at the Olympic Trials.


Highlights:

Third Team NCAA All-American, University of Portland
28th National Ranking, 2015 USA National Championships

400m - Indoor and Outdoor School Record Holder, University of Portland


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