South Florida’s Kendall Ellis helps USA win first track and field medal of Tokyo Olympics
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Kendall Ellis, a Pembroke Pines native and St. Thomas Aquinas alumnae, helped the United States win its first track and field medal of the Tokyo Olympics.
The 25-year-old sprinter ran the second leg of the United States’ 4x400-meter mixed relay that won the bronze medal on Saturday, finishing behind Poland and the Dominican Republic.
Ellis’ 50.2-second leg was the fourth-fastest leg among the 17 women who ran (Germany’s relay was disqualified after the second leg, thus only one of their two women ran).
Ellis, a three-time NCAA champion for the University of Southern California, will also compete in the 400-meter dash and as part of the United States’ women’s 4x400-meter relay team in Tokyo.
The 400-meter prelims begin on Tuesday morning in Tokyo, with semifinals on Wednesday and the finals on Friday.
The women’s 4x400-meter relay heats are on Thursday with the final set for Saturday.
