Name: Eva Houston

Sport: Track and Field

Event(s): 100-Meter

Classification: T34

DOB: 1/24/2001

Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Hometown: Omaha, Neb.

High School: Westside High School (Omaha, Neb.) ‘19

College: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ’23, Natural Resources and Environmental Science

Coach(es): Adam Bleakney

Paralympic Experience

• One-time Paralympian (2020)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 8th (100-meter), 6th (800-meter)

Personal: Started racing her freshman year of high school...Her family and coaches helped her fight to allow wheelchair racers to compete at the Nebraska state finals...Currently a member of the University of Illinois Wheelchair Track Team...Enjoys music, writing, and taking long walks with her dog.

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