Sports - Student Athlete of the Month

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October 14, 2021

Aidan Anderson is the Tim Dahle Ford Student Athlete of the Month for November. Aidan is a senior cross country captain at American Leadership Academy and holds the school record for the 1-mile, 2-mile, 3-mile, and 5k runs and is currently ranked 1st in his region for cross country, and just took first place at the region competition. He has so far qualified for state each year since being a sophomore.

However Aidan faced a great deal of adversity during his junior year when he suffered an asthma attack in the middle of the state race. Through grit and perseverance, he still managed to finish, coming in 75th overall. Aidan has bounced back and is primed to return at the end of October with a shot at placing in the top three. While also a runner for track and field, Aidan’s main focus is longdistance running which he began developing a love for in the fifth grade.

He is mostly excited about the growth of the entire ALA cross country team since his sophomore year — back then, he was the sole qualifier for the state competition and the team was half the size. As captain, he’s proud of the growth of the team over the past two years; they placed 4th as a team in the region.

Scholastically, Aidan has excelled by maintaining a 4.0 GPA, scoring a 32 on the ACT, currently serves as the student body vice president, and has been awarded the Sterling Scholar for Math. He also received a 5 on his AP exams in Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Statistics. Aidan’s leadership and involvement has also included being the vice president of both the ALA Health Occupations for Students of America and ALA National Honors Society during his junior year.

That same year, he took first place in medical math at the annual state HOSA competition, and came in the top 5 in the categories of nursing assisting and human growth/development. The medical field currently holds his greatest interest — Aidan is a CNA at the Spanish Fork Rehab and Nursing which he thoroughly enjoys and hopes to eventually get into neuroscience. And, though you would think he would have no room left for anything else, Aidan also loves hunting, fishing, and the outdoors in general.

Congratulations, Aidan, on achieving so much excellence both on and off the field! Tim Dahle Ford would like to recognize your hard work with a $100 gift card — please visit the dealership for redemption at 2534 N 200 E, Spanish Fork.