The NCAA triple champion wins her opening round Olympic Trials 200 meter heat.
McKenzie Long wins a heat in the women’s 200-meter run during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. EUGENE, Ore. — It’s a reflex, muscle memory of a soul that hasn’t moved on, an automatic reaction really.For 23 years Tara Jones was always there for her daughter McKenzie Long. Why wouldn’t she be now?Especially now?
There have been more moments at the Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. Like when Long was unexpectedly eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 Saturday night. Or Thursday when Long won her first round 200 heat in 22.49. Long’s determination was first evident at North Carolina State when she came back from a hip injury that left her sidelined for 12 months, through the 2021 outdoor and 2022 indoor seasons. The injury was so serious that at one point doctors thought she might need a hip replacement.
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