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| Christen Rivers/ Photo by Marcus Russell |
Staff Writer
After a few months of intense training and conditioning, we had a chance to catch up with 19 year old track athlete, Christen Rivers. The AVC sophmore moved from Los Angeles to Palmdale her freshman year of high school. While there, she ran the 100 meter dash in a record breaking 11.7 seconds. In case you're wondering how fast that is, the Olympic World Record for the 100 meter dash is 10.49 seconds, set by another historic Los Angeles native by the name of Florence Griffith-Joyner. Christen graduated from Palmdale High in 2009, leaving behind times of 24.15 seconds in the 200 meter and 56 seconds flat in the 400 meter run. The physical therapy major also qualified for the CIF State Finals. In her freshman year here at AVC, the young sprinter was part of a relay team that included current teammates Ashley Legrand and Jessica Flax. That season, the trio along with a former teammate broke the 4x4 record here at AVC. Unfortunately, due to health issues the following year, Rivers was unable to run. “I had a lot going on in my life, and I wanted to make sure I took care of all of that before stepping back on the track,” she said.
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| Rivers in motion/ Photo by Marcus Russell |
