by Roxanne Neumann | Oct 12, 2021 | BODYARMOR State Games, Featured Athletes
Jump Rope is joining the BODYARMOR State Games sport line-up in 2022 so we thought it was only fitting to pick a competitive jump roper as one of our Featured Athletes. Check out this Q&A with Ellie Kim, proud member of the Super Skippers, the YMA of the...
by Roxanne Neumann | Apr 19, 2021 | Featured Athletes, Powerade State Games
This month’s featured athlete is Hannah Williams! Hannah is a college student from Wilson, NC, who played Ice Hockey in the State Games in 2018 and 2020. The right winger began playing at age 11, and her team eventually made it to Nationals in back-to-back seasons....
by Roxanne Neumann | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured Athletes, Powerade State Games
This month’s featured athlete and coach is Jerry Fehlman! Jerry first learned of the Powerade State Games in 2009 when the games traveled to the Charlotte area. He was coaching youth soccer at the time and decided to enter the girls youth recreation team that he was...
by Roxanne Neumann | Sep 2, 2020 | Featured Athletes, Powerade State Games
This month’s featured athlete is Chase Sams! Chase is a 9-year-old ice hockey player from Indian Trail, NC and is currently a member of the CJC Elite 10u team. He first began playing ice hockey in 2014 when he was just three years old, and he has participated in...
by Roxanne Neumann | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured Athletes, Powerade State Games
This month’s featured athlete is PaHeru Nubia-Ra! PaHeru is 9 years old and is a USA Gymnastics Level 5, Division 1 men’s gymnast, as well as a Red Belt in the U.S. Taekwondo Center system. PaHeru’s journey has not always been easy, and he has overcome many...
by Roxanne Neumann | Jun 25, 2020 | Featured Athletes, Powerade State Games
This month’s featured athlete is Kahlen Kuddie! Kahlen is 13 years old and a rising 8th grader at Kannapolis Middle School. Six years ago, she took the mat for the first time and fell in love with wrestling while attending a tryout for her brother. Kahlen’s mom says,...
