Racing career milestones
''Note:'' Professional firsts are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started racing: In 1997 at the age of six. Her brother raced and suggested that she try it. First race result: Backed out of racing at the last minute. She looked down the steep starting hill and couldn't bring herself to do it. After overcoming her sense of nerves the next week she placed second in her second attempt at racing. Turned Professional/Elite:* Professional during the third week of January 2006 at 15 years of age. First ProfessionalIn the NBL it is Supergirls/Junior & Elite Women; in the ABA it is single tier Girls Pro. race result: Third place on day 1 in theCareer factory and major bike shop sponsors
''Note:'' This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.Amateur
*Fly: 2000 *Staats/TBS: 2001-September 2003 *Avent/Bombshell: September 2003-November 2004 *Hyper Bicycles: November 2004-December 3, 2005 *CMC (Construction Management Consultants) Inc.: Early December 2005-December 17, 2006 Post would turn pro with this sponsor.Professional
*CMC Inc.: Early December 2005-December 17, 2006 *Formula Bicycle Company/Monster Factory: December 18, 2006 – December 31, 2008 *Redline Bicycles: January 1, 2009 – March 23, 2017 *GW Bicycles: March 24, 2017–presentCareer bicycle motocross titles
''Note:'' Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in ''italics''. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.Amateur
National Bicycle League (NBL) American Bicycle Association (ABA) :20 inch: *''1999,'00,'01,'02,'03,'04 Minnesota District 6 (MN-06) No.1'' *''1999,'00,'02,'03,'04 Minnesota State Champion'' *''2000,'01,'02,'03,'04 Central Region Redline Cup Champion'' *''2000 9 Girls National Age Group (NAG) No.1'' *2000 9 Girls Race of Champions (ROC) Champion *''2001 10 Girls NAG No.1'' *''2002 11 Girls NAG No.1'' *2002 11 Girls ROC Champion *2002 11 Girls Grandnational Champion *2002 Girls National No.2 *''2003 12 Girls World Champion'' *''2003 12 Girls NAG No.1'' *2003 12 Girls ROC Champion *2003 12 Girls Grandnational Champion *2003 Girls National No.2 *''2004 13 Girls NAG No.1'' *2004 13 Girls ROC Champion *''2001,'04 National No.1 Girl'' :Cruiser: *''2000,'01,'02,'03,'04 Cruiser Minnesota District 6 (MN-06) No.1'' *''2002,'03'04 Minnesota State Cruiser Champion'' *''2000,'01 10 & Under Girls Cruiser Redline Cup Central Region Champion'' *''2002,03,'04 11-13 Girls Cruiser Central Regional Redline Cup Champion'' *''2001 10 & Under National Age Group (NAG) Girls Cruiser No.1'' *''2002,'03,'04 11-13 National Age Group (NAG) Girls Cruiser No.1'' *''2002,'03 Race of Champions Cruiser Champion. *''2003,'04 National No.1 Girl Cruiser'' Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) *''2001,'02,'03,'04 World Champion'' *''2001,'04 Cruiser World Champion'' *''2007 15-16 Girls Cruiser World Champion''Professional
Notable accolades
*2016 Olympic silver medalist in BMX in Rio *2012 U.S.A. Olympic Team Coach's Pick, she will represent U.S.A. in the Women's BMX Cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. *She was voted 2006 Rookie Pro of the Year by the readers of ''BMXer'' magazine, the ABA's official publication. She is the first female to win the title. *At 15 years of age, she was the youngest female to hold the National No.1 Pro Women's title. She is also one of the youngest to turn pro female or male in BMX since the early days of the professional class of the late 1970s. She is also one of the youngest to hold a pro title since that era. *She was also the first female to earn all three Girls division classifications that have existed: No.1 Girl Amateur, No.1 Girl Amateur Cruiser and No.1 Girl Pro. *She became ABA No.1 Pro Girl in her rookie year.Miscellaneous
* By being only 17 years of age in 2008, she missed participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics inBMX press magazine interviews and articles
*"Beauty and the Beast" ''Moto Mag'' January/February 2004 Vol.3 No.1 pg.20Personal life
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