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6/30/24
Hawkeye alum Brittany Brown qualified for the Paris Olympics with a 21.90 personal record in the 200 meters on Saturday night in Eugene, Oregon, finishing second overall.
Brown is Iowa’s 26th Olympian and first since Kineke Alexander, Troy Doris and Diane Nukuri-Johnson qualified for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 2024 Paris Olympics begin on July 26.
Senior Paige Magee concluded her run at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a 15.57 in the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles. Magee ends her season as a second-team All-American in the 60-meter hurdles and the 100-meter hurdles.
The Olympic Trials conclude today in Oregon with James Carter Jr. in the triple jump finals at 5:55 p.m. (CT). Austin Kresley competes in the 200 meters at the Mexico Olympic Trials later this morning.