Talk about girl power! Sydney McLaughlin just earned her place as the youngest member of the U.S. Track-and-Field Olympic team. The 16-year old just broke a record in the process.
This past weekend, the Olympic trials took place in Eugene, Oregon to determine who would be representing America in the next Olympics. McLaughlin came in third place, behind fellow athletes Dalilah Muhammad and Ashley Spencer. She beat the 1984 junior record set by Leslie Maxie by an impressive 0.31 seconds.
Next stop for this athletic superstar is Rio, where she’ll be representing the U.S. in the track games. We’re so excited to see where McLaughlin’s athletic career takes her—we have a feeling it’s going to be very far!