Nia Branham is just 13, but she has already earned two state track records and the Triple Crown and a fifth place in the nation honor in an American Athletic Union (AAU)-sanctioned race for athletes 14 and younger.
Nia, an eighth grader at James Hart School, qualified for the Illinois Elementary School Association’s track competition in spring 2025, claiming first place with a time of 25.9 in the 200-meter race, and first place time of…
