Top 5 Arkansas athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics ft. Kaylyn Brown

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Top 5 Arkansas athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics(Source: Imagn)

The University of Arkansas is well-represented in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The school has a host of alumni and present students who will be competing in different sports at the event.

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As the games kick off in Paris, here's a look at the five current Razorbacks ready to make a mark at the Olympics this summer

Top 5 Arkansas athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics

#1, Kaylyn Brown, United States, 4x400m Relay

Kaylyn Brown enters her sophomore year at Arkansas in 2024 following a noteworthy performance in the 400 meters as a freshman. She's been included in the Team USA 4x400m relay pool for the Olympics.

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Brown has previously represented the United States at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championship in Cali, Colombia, where she won a gold medal. She will hope to achieve that feat in Paris this summer.

#2, Rachel Glenn, United States, High Jump

Rachel Glenn started her college career at the University of South Carolina in 2021 and competed for the Gamecocks for two seasons. She competes in both high jump and 400m hurdles.

Glenn became a Razorback in 2023 and she's been able to achieve a host of personal records at the university. The redshirt junior will be participating in the high jump for Team USA in the summer Olympics in Paris.

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#3, Isabella Whittaker, United States, 4x400m

Isabella Whittaker started off her college career at the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 and competed for the Quakers for four years.

Whittaker only transferred to Arkansas in April and represented the school at the NCAA Division I Outdoor final in Eugene, Oregon, in June. She ran her personal best of 50.17 seconds at the competition. She's been included in the Team USA Olympics relay pool.

#4, Sanu Jallow, The Gambia, 800m

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Sanu Jallow is the only Arkansas athlete at the 2024 Summer Olympics not representing the United States. She's an 800-meter athlete who will be representing the Gambia at the event.

Jallow started her college career at Texas A&M before transferring to the Razorbacks. The junior has been quite impressive for both schools and will aim to make a great impression at the summer Olympics.

#5, Joscelyn Roberson, United States, Gymnastics

Joscelyn Roberson is a freshman at the University of Arkansas. Despite her young age, she's had a pretty successful career in gymnastics, participating in several tournaments since 2019.

Following her performance for the Olympics trial, Roberson was selected as an alternate for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She joins the handful of Razorbacks athletes in the competition.

Edited by Debasish
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