SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Returning to the national stage for the second time in her career, former University of San Francisco cross country and track and field student-athlete Lea Meyer has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics and will represent Germany in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase.
Earning a place on the German National Team for the second-straight Summer Games, Meyer qualified for the Olympics after posting a fourth-place finish at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix on May 17. Her time of 9:22.51 came under the entry standard time of 9:23.00 needed to qualify.
Most recently, Meyer competed at the Meeting de Paris – Diamond Discipline on July 7, recording a season-best time of 9:15.