Michelle Rushing, 12-year-old younger sister of Arizona football player Cruz Rushing and Salpointe standout defensive end Elijah Rushing, is already establishing herself as one of the top track athletes in this state, especially in her age group.
Michelle, part of the AZ Titans track and field club coached by renowned Freddie Lux, took home the silver medal in the 80-meter hurdles (11-12 age group) at the USATF National Junior Olympics Championships at Eugene, Ore., on July 30.
Michelle finished in a personal-best time of 12.87 seconds, second to Aaliyah Allen (12.35) of North Texas.
She also competed in the 100-meter dash and reached the semifinals, where she finished in a time of 13.50 seconds.
For her performance on the national stage, Michelle is the Jet Sports Training Female Athlete of the Month for July.
2023 JET SPORTS TRAINING FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2023: Sahuarita soccer player Samantha Wright
February 2023: Salpointe soccer player Rylen Bourguet
March 2023: Sabino distance thrower Emerald Kwinn
April 2023: Salpointe softball player Gianna Mares
May 2023: Sabino softball player Avery Nielson
June 2023: Rincon Little League 9-11 All-Stars baseball player Rae Tanori
July 2023: AZ Titans hurdler Michelle Rushing
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
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