LAWRENCE, Kan. — Aria Pearce is making waves at the KU Relays in Lawrence.
She put the state on notice when she was just a 7th grader in Sharon Springs. Now an 8th grader at Rock Creek Middle School in St. George, Pearce is competing unattached in the women's division of the 100m and 200m sprints at the 100th edition of the Kansas Relays.
Pearce placed 2nd in the 100m finals, turning in an 11.66 seconds run. She was champion of the women's 200m sprint (24.16 seconds), besting Zaniya King of Indian Hills CC and Isabella Kupka of Cowley College.
In the preliminary heats on Friday, Pearce put up a time of 11.50 that was the second-fastest in the 100m dash in United States middle school history. In the 200m dash, she ran a 23.79 seconds time that would be the fastest in Kansas High School history. Both were personal bests for Pearce.
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