NY Times · Dec 17, 2015
16-Year-Old Sprints Right Into Professional Track
Photo Candace Hill is not only good enough to qualify for the 2016 Olympics, she has a chance to medal, based on past performances. Credit Melissa Golden for The New York Times ATLANTA — When Candace Hill became the fastest teenage girl the United States has ever produced, sprinting 100 meters in 10.98 seconds in June, she was suddenly good enough not only to qualify for next summer’s Rio Olympics, but to potentially win a medal there. Now, at age 16, she has become the youngest track athlete in the United States to turn professional.