Florida teen Kaylin Whitney on fast track heading into national championships - The Spokesman Review
Sprinter Kaylin Whitney is quick at everything she does, with the exception of cleaning her room. She signed a shoe deal with Nike on her 17th birthday in March and even skipped her prom to race at the Penn Relays because “I’d rather wear a track uniform than a prom dress. Whitney is clearly on the fast track to success, already breaking junior records that once belonged to the likes of Allyson Felix and Marion Jones. At this week’s U. S. championships in Eugene, Whitney has modest goals — make the final in the 100 and 200 meters. “I’m still a kid,” Whitney said by phone from her home in Clermont, Florida. So far, she’s raced in two Diamond League events and finished eighth in both races. “It’s not a game anymore,” said Whitney, whose father, DuWayne, ran track at Arkansas. Whitney made headlines last July, when she ran the 100 in 11. 10 seconds at the U. S. junior nationals in Eugene. That broke the world youth mark of 11. 13 set by Chandra Cheeseborough in 1976. (Whitney’s record, though, didn’t last long as 16-year-old Candace Hill topped her mark over the weekend by finishing in 10. 98. ). The following day, Whitney then... Source: www.spokesman.com
