Aaron Pike
When Aaron Pike was 13 years old he suffered a spinal cord injury after a hunting accident. While he was in the hospital recovering, he had the chance to meet Ironman athlete Carlos Moleda. Carlos was a former Navy Seal who was paralyzed on a mission in South America and like Aaron, he was paralyzed. Carlos served as an inspiration to Aaron that his life was not over. Aaron said, “Until then I had no clue that there was any kind of adaptive sports, but I got to see what was out there. Pretty soon after I was out of the hospital I went and jumped on the track and started playing basketball as well.” Before he knew it, Aaron was on his way to becoming an inspirational story and amazing athlete himself. Originally he participated in only the summer Olympics, but soon he also took up Nordic skiing as well!
