Former Charlotte track and field star Briauna Jones' Olympic dream has come true. Jones will be traveling to PyeongChang, South Korea as a member of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Women's Bobsled Team, as announced in the press release below. Jones becomes the first 49ers student-athlete to compete for the United States in the Olympic Games.
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (Jan. 13)- USA Bobsled & Skeleton (USABS) today announced the four athletes who have been selected to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Women's Bobsled Team to compete in PyeongChang, South Korea for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.