Sydney McLaughlin Leads Prelims at USA Juniors | Interview on Recent Performances


Sydney McLaughlin's season far from over even with her National title last weekend. To open USATF Junior Nationals on Friday she led preliminaries in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 56.62. She'll compete in the next round, tonight, Saturday. 

This comes off her national record time of 54.46 at New Balance Nationals, as she built her summer training looking towards the Olympic Trials this July 1st through 10th. 

Above McLaughlin participated in an interview with MileSplit's Johanna Gretschel about her latest performances, what it is like to go across the country for meets, and to touch on the buzzing pro talk.  

Event 10  Women 400 Meter Hurdles
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    World Jr: W   54.40  2005        Xing Wang, CHN
 American Jr: A   54.46  6/18/2016   Sydney McLaughlin
     WJC Std: & 1:00.75
    Name                    Year Team                   Prelims
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Heat  1 Preliminaries
  1 Anna Cockrell                South Charlo           & 57.05Q
  2 Damajahnee Birch             Arkansas               & 58.27q
  3 Jurnee Woodward              Unattached           & 1:00.59
  4 Sydne Fowler                 Texas                  1:01.52
  5 Ashleigh Carr                Nebraska               1:01.93
Heat  2 Preliminaries
  1 Sydney McLaughlin            Unattached             & 56.62Q
  2 Brandee Johnson              Unattached             & 59.12q
  3 Markeeta Thomas              Clemson                & 59.35q
  4 Jasmine Barge                Nebraska               & 59.54q
  5 Maya Miklos                  Unattached             1:03.44
Heat  3 Preliminaries
  1 Meleah Biermaier             Unattached             & 59.30Q
  2 Jessica Duckett              Tulane               & 1:00.02q
  3 Lauren Hoffman               Unattached             1:00.82
  4 Jasmine Stauffacher-Gray     UCLA                   1:01.26
  5 Akuira Young                 Rice                   1:02.26
  6 Heather Grober               Unattached             1:05.61