The senior sprinter from St. Louis, Mo., has competed in 50 races for Iowa State, making it difficult to believe her collegiate career began more than 1,000 miles from Ames.
As a senior in high school, White's decision of where to go to college was between Iowa State and Louisiana State.
She chose LSU.
White said she thought it would be an easier adjustment, and, "Who wants to be in the middle of nowhere?"
But White didn't feel at home in Baton Rouge, La.
"I knew from the official visit I had taken as a senior [in high school] that Iowa State felt like home to me," White said.