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Born in Riverside, CA, Whitney attended John W. North H.S prior to San Diego State University where she earned a degree in Journalism. A shotputter in high school, she learned how to throw the discus in college. Whitney was a community college transfer and redshirted her first year at SDSU to learn the event. In such a short time with the discus, she became a two-time Division I All-American, the 2012 Division I NCAA Champion, and the first NCAA Champion for SDSU in 25 years. Since graduation, Whitney took second at the 2013 USA Nationals, making the World Championships team; her first team. In 2015, she repeated as USA runner-up and earned another Team USA jersey and a trip to the World Championships in Beijing. Leaving no doubt that she would be representing Team USA in Rio, Whitney bested the field at the 2016 Olympic Trials to punch her ticket to the Olympic Games.

Whitney fancies herself as a beginner in the discus, as she is still learning the event. Regarding hard work and progress, she says, "I like to think throwing the discus is my purpose because it gives me peace within myself. My personality is geared toward progress; it is my first and only true addiction. I love the idea of being a product of my own true labor."

Off the track, she has a major sweet tooth, and enjoys fashion, crafts, and writing.