Athlete Bio#
Height
5'2"
Age
25
Hometown
Mission Viejo, CA
Education
Trabuco Hills High School (Mission Viejo, Calif.) ‘18 San Diego State University ’22, Criminal Justice
classification: T37
Quick Facts
- Born with cerebral palsy, Cross has limited balance and no mobility in her right arm. She learned about Paralympic track and field while running at high school meet in California where she met an assistant coach from another school that informed her about events at the California Interscholastic Federation State Track & Field Championships for athletes with physical disabilities. There she met Paralympian Ahkeel Whitehead, founder of the adaptive athletics program at San Diego State University, who brought her into the program. Since then, she has represented Team USA in international events, including the World Para Athletics Junior Championships.
- Daughter of Melanie and Darrell Cross
- Has one sister, Emily
- Born on Leap Day
- Enjoys listening to music, reading, swimming, going to the beach with her family and playing frisbee with her dad
- First athlete to compete on the adaptive athletics program at San Diego State University.
Career Highlights
- ParaPan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (100m T37 - Women, 200m T37 - Women)
- ParaPan American Games, Lima, 2019 (200m T37 - Women, 100m T37 - Women)
