Kendall Ellis arrives for a heat women's 400-meter run during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, June 21, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. Track fans might remember Ellis as the runner who found herself stuck in a porta potty at the U.S. track trials, in a semi-panic as she banged on the door for 10 minutes trying to grab someone's attention, worried that her Olympic hopes were swirling away.Ellis won the semifinal, then won the final, along with the Olympic trip that goes with it.
“It was terrifying," Ellis said. “I don't like small spaces. Being stuck in one is actually one of my greatest fears. Elevators. Porta pottys. Water slides.”“I didn't start panicking ‘til I got to minute five,” she said. “I was like ‘OK, I’m going to have to call for help.' As embarrassing as it was to be screaming inside a porta potty asking for help, I had to.”
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