It’s a Snapchat-worthy moment: Sydney McLaughlin is squeezed in between members of the University of Kentucky track team on a small set of bleachers, throwing deuces and mean-mugging into her phone with her squad. They’re in Lexington, Kentucky, to support the UK women’s cross-country team at a meet while snapping the entire experience. “Ohhh,” the team members react, throwing their hands in the air, bobbing up and down to the beat as Marian Hill’s “Down” starts to blare from speakers nearby. Sydney starts milly rocking and flips her long brown hair off her shoulders. She’s no longer in her phone screen.
The Track Phenom Who Chose College Over Millions
