At her Chicago public high school she was an All-American track & field City Champion in sprints and shot put.

Aja Evans began track and field training at Morgan Park High School[1] on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois.

Evans was a college record setting, five-time All-American and three-time Big Ten Champion shot potter at the University of Illinois.

She was a brakeman for drivers Jamie Greubel, Elana Meyers, and Jazmine Fenlator in the 2012–2013 World Cup season, earning a bronze in Igls and a silver at the Sochi.

“Showing people that this black girl from Chicago came to the Winter Olympic sport and really did some amazing things, and it was all because I had that will to win and it was my dream.