2017 DI NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsJun 8, 2017 by Taylor Dutch
Christian Coleman Shatters 100m Collegiate Record At NCAA Championships
Christian Coleman Shatters 100m Collegiate Record At NCAA Championships
In the first heat of the men's 100m preliminary round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Tennessee's Christian Coleman shattered the collegiate record with a winning time of 9.82. Coleman's mark makes him the fourth fastest American in the history of the
EUGENE, OR -- In the first heat of the men's 100m semifinal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Tennessee's Christian Coleman shattered the collegiate record with a winning time of 9.82. Coleman's mark makes him the fourth fastest American in the history of the event. Only Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin, and Maurice Greene have run faster marks. Coleman, who is just a junior in college, also notched a world lead.
With a light rain coming down over Hayward Field, Coleman shattered Ngonidzashe Makusha's previous 100m mark of 9.89 from 2011. The Florida State NCAA champion also ran the record at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Coleman's performance follows a series of breakthrough victories in 2017. At the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, Coleman tied the collegiate record in the 60m sprint with a 6.45 victory, which matched Leonard Myles-Mills' time set in 1999. He also won the 200m in 20.11, which nearly broke Wallace Spearmon's NCAA record of 20.10. He became the first man to sweep the 60m and 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships since Justin Gatlin accomplished the feat in 2002.
Coleman will compete in the 100m final on Friday in an attempt to earn his first NCAA outdoor championship and improve upon his collegiate record.
With a light rain coming down over Hayward Field, Coleman shattered Ngonidzashe Makusha's previous 100m mark of 9.89 from 2011. The Florida State NCAA champion also ran the record at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
#ncaaTF RECORD DESTROYED!!!
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 8, 2017
CHRISTIAN COLEMAN with a 9.82 in the men's 100m Semis. pic.twitter.com/L19tNdQn4c
Coleman's performance follows a series of breakthrough victories in 2017. At the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, Coleman tied the collegiate record in the 60m sprint with a 6.45 victory, which matched Leonard Myles-Mills' time set in 1999. He also won the 200m in 20.11, which nearly broke Wallace Spearmon's NCAA record of 20.10. He became the first man to sweep the 60m and 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships since Justin Gatlin accomplished the feat in 2002.
Coleman will compete in the 100m final on Friday in an attempt to earn his first NCAA outdoor championship and improve upon his collegiate record.
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