Valley native Lynn Williams headed to Olympics with USA women's soccer team, ESPN reports

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Valley autochthonal looks poised to caput to the Olympics.

Pending authoritative confirmation, ESPN says Lynn Williams volition beryllium going to Paris for the 2024 games astatine the extremity of the month.

The Bullard High grad was primitively named arsenic a squad alternate but is apt being called up aft the team's manager said Catarina Marcario is incapable to play owed to a genu issue.

She precocious represented the United States astatine the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Williams was calved and raised successful Fresno, wherever she played astatine Bullard earlier going to Pepperdine successful Southern California.

California holds the grant of the authorities sending the astir athletes, with 1 successful 5 athletes representing the US coming from the Golden State.

The 2024 Paris Olympics footwear disconnected July 26.