Lia mostly competed against JV boys in 2024, finishing second overall and setting a personal best of five feet even.
There were just two participants in the JV 3,000-meter event, where Zachary finished second as a sophomore in track. Zachary was more over a minute behind.
Wednesday’s 4-foot-8-inch milestone set by Lia is noted as a “personal record.” Portland Public Schools’ spokeswoman cited.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act “to protect student privacy,” but was unable to confirm or deny that Lia and Zachary are the same individual.
