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Where are These Champions Now? Still Rising!

Champions

Erick Fedde
In 2014, when he was in our "Champions on the Rise" feature, Erick Fedde was a junior star pitcher for UNLV. Now, he’s a major leaguer for the Washington Nationals. After making his big-league debut in 2017, he’s played for both the team’s major and minor league squads. In 2019, he played 21 games for the Nationals, although not during its postseason runs. Lauren Hyde

 

Tyrell Crosby 
As a University of Oregon freshman in 2014, offensive tackle Tyrell Crosby — a 2013 "Champion on the Rise" from Green Valley High School — played in all 15 games. Despite missing all but two games in his third year — he broke his left foot — by the end of his college career, he had received several awards, including 2017 Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Year. He’s now a member of the Detroit Lions. Eduardo Rossal

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Randall Cunningham Jr.
High jumper Randall Cunningham Jr. was a Gatorade 2013 track and field athlete of the year — no wonder we made him a "Champion" the next year. In 2015, his first year at USC, he was an All-American. In 2016, he took first in the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championship, he won with a USC record jump of 7 feet, 6.2 inches. ER