Charlotte native Anna Cockrell is heading to Paris for her second Olympics. The Providence Day School graduate and USC alumna took second in the 400-meter hurdles Sunday night.
Cockrell previously competed in the Tokyo Olympics, where she was disqualified in the finals for stepping on a lane line. She secured her spot in the finals with a 54.17 finish time in the semifinals, just behind Femke Bol’s 53.91.
Anna Cockrell is heading back to the Olympics🇺🇸➡️🇫🇷@AnnaCockrell48 runs PBs in back-to-back rounds, ending up with a 52.64 second clocking in the final to finish runner-up and punch her ticket to Paris!
Cockrell hadn’t broken 53 seconds before last night’s semifinals, now… pic.twitter.com/tkEcTBGxUM
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) July 1, 2024
Anna comes from a long line of Charlotte legends, with her brother, Ross Cockrell, playing for the Carolina Panthers, and her father, Keiith Cockrell, president of Bank of America Charlotte.
The Paris Olympics begin on Friday, July 26.
