Aunika
Aunika has been a WCR Brace wearer for over a year and won her state championship in mountain biking in the sophomore category in 2018.
Jason
Jason is a swimmer and competes on the regional level. He has earned a variety of medals and ribbons, focusing primarily on Butterfly and long distance Freestyle. Most recently, Jason placed second in 100 Fly at YMCA Northwest Regionals and First Place at the annual YMCA swimathon, completing a 4 Mile freestyle in 2 hours.
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Kate
number 14 playing volleyball, WCR brace wearer
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Leah
Leah featured in a Discovery Girls article in November/December of 2016
Leilani
You may recognize the name Leilani. She is a 16 year-old girl who was the 2012 national vice-champion of Costa Rica and won the Rip Curl GromSearch International in Brazil in 2015. What makes this girl even more extraordinary is that she has achieved these honors while living with severe idiopathic scoliosis.
In 2012, Leilani was fitted with a Cheneau Rigo scoliosis brace made by Grant Wood, which has stopped the progression of her scoliotic deformity and thus allowed Leilani to continue to compete as one of the top young surfers in the world.
Words of wisdom from Leilani: “Keep it up, train hard, never give up even if other people say so, follow your heart, and if you’re not having fun, there is no point to it. With confidence, you can pretty much do anything.” Leilani does not allow scoliosis to prevent her from pursuing her dreams.
In 2012, Leilani was fitted with a Cheneau Rigo scoliosis brace made by Grant Wood, which has stopped the progression of her scoliotic deformity and thus allowed Leilani to continue to compete as one of the top young surfers in the world.
Words of wisdom from Leilani: “Keep it up, train hard, never give up even if other people say so, follow your heart, and if you’re not having fun, there is no point to it. With confidence, you can pretty much do anything.” Leilani does not allow scoliosis to prevent her from pursuing her dreams.
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Kate S.
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Alice
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2013 UC Davis Open Gold medalist
2013 California State Taekwondo Champion
2013 AAU National Vice-Champion
2014 American Open Taekwondo Championship Gold medalist
2014 USAT National Vice-Champion
2014 Standford Open Gold Medalist
2013 UC Davis Open Gold medalist
2013 California State Taekwondo Champion
2013 AAU National Vice-Champion
2014 American Open Taekwondo Championship Gold medalist
2014 USAT National Vice-Champion
2014 Standford Open Gold Medalist
