Top Middle School Sprinter From Castro Valley Seeks Help to Reach Junior Olympics

14-Year-Old Girl in California Becomes Top-Ranked Middle School Sprinter in US

SAN FRANCISCO—Janet Criss, a 14-year-old track athlete from Castro Valley, California, is ranked as the top middle school 100-meter sprinter in California and the United States and is on her way to the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics in Southern California later this summer. The East Bay student athlete broke meet records three times at the AAU West Coast National Championship on July 1–5 in Reno, Nevada. Janet broke 100-meter records twice an…

Top middle school sprinter from Castro Valley seeks help to reach Junior Olympics

A 14-year-old girl from Castro Valley who is the nation’s top-ranked middle school sprinter in the 100 meters is relying on her community’s support to attend the Junior Olympics. Janet Criss is raising $3,500 for travel and competition-related costs, according to the family’s GoFundMe page. “We’re doing everything we can to support her, but we can’t do it alone,” family member Stephanie Shaw said on the GoFundMe page. Criss, who has been competi…