Aja Evans

nickname

Aja

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Residence

Homewood, Illinois, USA

nationality

training

Aja Evans went to Morgan Park High School . After graduating high school, she enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . However, she later transferred to the University of Illinois .

occupation

bobsledder

family

• Father – Fred Evans (Holds the distinction of being the first black national collegiate swimming champion)
• Mutter – Sequocoria Mallory-Evans
• Siblings – Fred Evans (older brother) (NFL professional player), Rachael Evans (sister)
• Others – Gary Nathaniel Matthews Sr. (uncle) (former MLB professional player), Gary Matthews Jr. (cousin) (MLB professional player)

Manager

Aja Evans is represented by KMM Sports.

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

68 kg or 150 lbs

friend/spouse

Aja Evans has chosen to keep her personal life private, which is why it’s difficult to reveal anything about her love life and dating history.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Tall and athletic build
• prominent nose

brand promotion

• Aja Evans has appeared in a number of TV commercials for Proactiv .
• She has also done promotional activities for beauty care giant, Olay .
• She has also used her social media reach to promote a range of products and brands through her social media activities.

Religion

Her religious views are not publicly known.

Known for

• Served as brakemen for drivers Jazmine Fenlator, Elana Meyers and Jamie Greubel during the 2012-13 World Cup season. Because of this cooperation, she managed to win a silver medal in Sochi and bronze in Igls.
• Member of the US bobsled team.

first movie

She hasn’t starred in any movies to date.

First TV show

Aja Evans hasn’t appeared on any TV shows to date.

Personal trainer

Aside from the usual bobsleigh workouts, Aja Evans works out regularly in the gym to improve your overall performance and reduce the risk of injury. She particularly focuses on strength and weightlifting training to strengthen her muscles.

She also pays special attention to her diet. In fact, she creates her own version of protein bites to satisfy her hunger. She takes oats, peanut butter, protein powder, crushed almonds, dark chocolate chips, and occasionally some dried cranberries and mixes it all together. Then she rolls the mixture into balls.

Aja Evans favorite things

• Skin Care Product – Olay Cleansing Body Wash
• Athletes – Venus Williams and Serena Williams
• Inspirations – Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Michelle Obama
• Beauty’s Guilty Pleasure – False Eyelashes by Ardell Lashes

Aja Evans facts

1. While studying in high school, she began training on the field and following events.
2. During her studies, she competed in sprint and shot put competitions.
3. Prior to the 2008 Olympic Games, she participated in the national trials for the shotput event selection.
4. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she managed to win the bronze medal with Jamie Greubel.
5. Her coach told her about bobsledding when she was a senior at the University of Illinois. Her coach felt her athletic ability was well suited to bobsleigh and asked her to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics trials. At first she didn’t take her coach’s suggestion seriously. However, once she took time off from college, she began failing at the elite level and decided to give bobsleigh a try.
6. In 2014, she posed for the popular Body Issue photoshoot for ESPN The Magazine .
7. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.