Weblong’s world shattered on jan. 29, when she received a call that her mom, tara jones, died of a heart attack in her sleep at her home outside honolulu. “it was a stone bracelet, and it had a meaning behind it,”. Webwhen mckenzie long's mother died suddenly at age 45, she had a decision to make: Remain still in her grief, or keep running toward olympic dream. Webcompeting in memory of her mother, long capped her collegiate career by winning three titles in the ncaa outdoor championships that concluded saturday in eugene, oregon. Webwhat did sha'carri richardson say to mckenzie long before her olympic trials race, and how did it help her? Webmckenzie long’s parents tara jones and micheal long are presumably both americans. There are no reports that claim otherwise or link micheal long or tara.
