Emeri Cotton is running with purpose!
The 8-year-old track star from Bear, Delaware, recently traveled more than 1,000 miles to compete in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Des Moines, Iowa, and she did not leave empty-handed, NBC10 Philadelphia reports.
Cotton won both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in her age division, making her one of the top young runners in the country.
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Her performance also made history. AAU’s national records list Cotton’s 27.99 time in the 200m as a national and Junior Olympic Games record for the 8-and-under girls division.
In an interview with NBC10, Cotton said her focus was simple: breaking a record. And that is exactly what she did.
We can’t wait to see how her career continues to evolve.
Congratulations, Emeri!
