200 m: 22.50 Phyllis Chanez Francis (born May 4, 1992) is an American track and field athlete.

Francis was a student at Catherine McAuley High School (Brooklyn)[3] and the University of Oregon, class of 2014.

[4] She is the first woman to win a 400-meter National NCAA Championship for the University of Oregon in its history.

[5][6] Francis placed second in 400 m running a personal best time 49.94 behind Team USA teammates Allyson Felix, ahead of Natasha Hastings at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) and represented United States at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she placed 5th in the women's 400 m final and won a gold medal in 4 × 400 meters.

Four days later, she won her second gold medal by anchoring the US women's 4 × 400 metres relay team to victory.