Sydney McLaughlin almost didn’t run the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Now, after setting a world junior record in the 400-meter hurdles, she’ll be the youngest American track athlete to compete in an Olympics since 1972, the Wall Street Journal reports. McLaughlin is a junior at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Click here for the People article about the track standout.
Olympian Sydney McLaughlin welcomed home by Union Catholic, talks about road to Rio
