Track meets, team building, and tassels - L'Mio Edwards has a lot going on, and she's making her community better each and every step.
When we last heard from Edwards, she was being honored for her outreach efforts with a Miss Diamond Bar scholarship pageant.
Since then, Edwards tells Heroes Host Heather Jordan, she's been working on community cross country and track meet events, led the Poetic Archives project at Lorbeer Middle School, and her non-profit officially became a 501(c)(3) in January.
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The non-profit 'Team L'Mio' is about helping student-athletes access the resources they need in order to thrive.
"To succeed with balancing academics and athletics, I know how challenging it can be, and I really want to provide a safe and welcoming environment where kids have access to so many resources not just to be typical student-athletes but to go above and beyond," said Edwards.
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This incredible young lady is currently in the peak of her senior track season as a top-ranked 800m runner in California, and her team at Claremont High School is gearing up for state later this month.
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Her upcoming running events:
-CIF Masters 5/18
-CIF State 5/24 and 5/25
-Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle, Washington 6/12
-Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon 6/14
And we can't forget about graduation! Edwards has been accepted to an Ivy League school - the University of Pennsylvania - where she plans to run track and cross country for the Quakers.
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