Lolo Jones, who made history at 5th Olympic Trials, explains 'huge honor' it was to represent Team USA

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As the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, kicked off earlier this month, many track and field stars in both men's and women's competitions were searching for their first trip to the Games. 

On the other hand, many others already knew what it felt like to represent the United States in the Games, including Lolo Jones, who was already making history by just qualifying for the trials at 41 years old. 

Jones, a two-time Olympian as a hurdler and member of the U.S. bobsled team in the 2014 Winter Olympics, knows all about giving it all for her country. It is one of the reasons why she fought through physical and emotional adversity to just make it to Eugene this year. 

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Lolo Jones of Team United States poses for a portrait during the Team USA Beijing 2022 Olympic shoot on Sept. 12, 2021 in Irvine, California. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Team USA)

"I don’t even know how to describe it in words because it’s just such an emotion to make an Olympic team, and you’re representing an entire country back home that’s going to be watching you, cheering for you, and you represent them," Jones told Fox News Digital while also discussing why her partnership with Purina is so important to her. "Your efforts represent a nation, and it’s just an emotion inside your heart and your chest that makes you want to give it your best. Because it’s such a huge honor."

Jones battled a hamstring injury while at the trials, to the point where she said she was not even sure her cleats would touch the track when she was set for the 100-meter hurdles. 

She was able to run the race, and though 14.86 was the