Brianna White (sprinter)

Brianna White
Personal information
Born (2002-06-09) 9 June 2002
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400 m: 50.64 (Lexington, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Toruń4 × 400 m relay

Brianna White (born 9 June 2002) is an American sprinter. She represented the United States at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[1]

Biography

White attended Herbert H. Lehman High School in New York.[2][3]

White attended the University of Tennessee. In 2024, she was part of the women' 4 × 400 metres flat team which won the Tennessee Vols first outdoor SEC relay title since 1987, with their time of 3:24.44 taking three seconds off the program's best time.[4][5] That June, she was part of the Vols relay team which placed second at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships in 3:23.32.[6][7]

White was finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York, placing fifth overall and running 52.65 seconds in the final.[8] She was subsequently selected for the United States relay teams at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[9][10] She ran in the women's 4 × 400 metres heats alongside Abbey Glynn and Paris Peoples, with the team later winning the gold medal.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Brianna White". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "East Coast Track Stars Heat Up Cold New Year's Eve Second Prelim of the 44th Annual Colgate Women's Games". Runnerspace. 5 Jan 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Winter Storm Doesn't Slow Pace as Thousands Brave the Worst and Find Their Best at Third Prelim of 44th Annual Colgate Women's Games". Send2Press. 8 Jan 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Cornelius, Maria M. (May 15, 2024). "Tennessee women's sports soar in spring". Knox Today. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee, Georgia, and Arkansas Dazzle At SECs With Historic Performances". Flotrack. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Hollobaugh, Jeff (June 10, 2024). "NCAA Women's 4×4 — Awesome Arkansas: 3:17.96!". Track and Field News. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. March 13, 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hocker, Hall and Jackson headline US team for WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "USA wins women's 4x400m to claim final gold of WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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