TUCSON, Ariz. –  Sage Watson accomplished a major feat in her career today when she was chosen to represent Canada in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She will be running the 400-meter hurdles, the event in which she earned First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships last month.

She clocked a time of 55.88 today which was good for second place in the field at the Canadian Olympic Trials. The 2016 Summer Olympics will begin on August 5th. 

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