Whittaker finished sixth in the 400 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials. On Sunday, she officially was added to the team's 4x400-meter relay pool.
Whittaker finished sixth in the 400 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials. On Sunday, she officially was added to the team's 4x400-meter relay pool.Penn graduate Isabella Whittaker is heading to her first Olympic Games in Paris after qualifying for the 4x400-meter relay pool at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore.
Whittaker placed sixth in the 400-meter final in 50.68 seconds on June 23. Usually, athletes in the top six of the 400 meters make the Olympic relay pool. She found out officially on Sunday that her dream of becoming an Olympian is coming true.by finishing third in the 800 meters. The two are the first siblings to make a U.S. Olympic track and field team since 2000, when sisters Joetta Clark Diggs and Hazel Clark made the Olympic roster in the 800 meters.
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