Akala Garrett

She won gold medals at the 2022 World Junior Championships in the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 × 400 m relay.

Garrett attended Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

[1] Garrett was the Gatorade's North Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year in 2021,[2] and 2022.

[4] She won the 2022 World Junior Championships in the 400 m hurdles and dedicated the win to her former high school principal, Eric Ward.

[6] She finished half a second ahead of nearest rival, Hanna Karlsson of Sweden.