The gold medalist is set to head to Paris after lowering the world record for the fifth time at the U.S. Olympic trials.
EUGENE, Ore. — For the better part of two years, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone all but disappeared from the 400-meter hurdles course.
In fact, this marked the fourth of her five world records she’s set on the track at the University of Oregon, which has hosted the lion’s share of American track’s greatest moments over the past quarter century.“Just shock. Honestly shock,” said McLaughlin-Levrone, who covered her mouth in amazement when she crossed and saw the time. “I know when it first came up it said, ‘50.67.’ I was like, ‘There’s just no way.
It did, and in an event that used to be decided by steps or slivers, McLaughlin-Levrone’s victory came by 1.99 seconds over Anna Cockrell and 2.12 over Jasmine Jones.“She’s really fast and she’s really strong, it’s hard to put it any other way,” Cockrell said. In addition to leaving trials with the world record in hurdles, she’s also the world leader this year in the flat 400.
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