Former University of Idaho track and field standout Angela Whyte will represent Canada at the 2004 Olympic Games at Athens, Greece. She finished second in the 100m hurdles at the Canadian Olympic Trials with a time of 12.85, losing only to World Champion Perdita Felicien.
"I think that Angela has the ability to reach the Olympic final and when she does, I definitely wouldn't count her out of the medals," Idaho track coach Wayne Phipps said.
Whyte, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, is currently ranked 15th in the world in the 100m hurdles and 10th in the world amongst Olympic qualifiers. She will continue to train at Moscow, Idaho before traveling to Europe to compete in a few Golden League and Super Grand Prix meets where only the world's best athletes are invited. Whyte will then join the rest of the Canadian Olympic Team in Italy for training camp before proceeding to the Olympic Village on Aug. 14.
"Angela has very good sprint speed for a hurdler and one of the best hurdle clearances of any hurdler in the world," Phipps said. "Our goal is to be able to put those two things together in a race for all ten hurdles. If she does that I think she will be very difficult to beat."
Whyte competed for the University of Idaho from 2001-2003 and holds 13 school records and is the all-time top point scorer. She was a four time All-American, two-time Big West Track Athlete of the Year and an eight-time Big West Conference Champion, as well as the Big West record holder in the 100m hurdles. She graduated from Idaho in May 2003 and is currently working on a master's of sport science degree from the university.
