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9.6 seconds in the 100-yard race at the 1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships Claude Bracey (June 8, 1909 – September 23, 1940), known variously as the "Texas Flyer," [ 1 ] the "Dixie Flyer," [ 2 ] and the "Texas Tornado," [ 3 ] was an American sprinter who tied world records in the 100-yard and 100-meter races between 1928 and 1932.
This is a list of NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the 200 meters and its imperial equivalent 220 yard dash. For men, the imperial distance was contested until 1975 excepting Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance.
The 40-yard dash, a standard acceleration evaluation for American football players, does not fall within the usual criteria of athletics racing events. In most 40-yard dashes, reaction times are not recorded as timing starts only once the player is in motion, and the standards for timing a "football 40" are so lax and inconsistent that a real ...
Panhandle track (or pot handle track) is a slang expression for a running track built with a 220-yard straightaway.The name came from the resemblance of the shape of a pan (the track oval) with a long handle.
Tyson Gay, the current unofficial world record holder.. The 200 metres straight is a track and field outdoor event of 200 metres on a straight track.. In the 1960s, the straight 200 metres was a separate world record event for men until IAAF deleted this variation from its list of official records. [1]
Election news coverage can get a little mundane at times, but one woman's bold move gave a reporter's story a whole new level of spice. SEE ALSO: 'Meanest mom ever' teaches her kids a hard lesson ...
The highlight of the meet was a new world record in the 100-yard dash, as Frank Wykoff ran the event in 9.4 seconds. Wykoff's time broke the prior world record of 9.5 seconds set by Eddie Tolan . [ 1 ]
Jason Kelce re-created his viral shirt-ripping moment for a new Frank's RedHot ad ahead of the Super Bowl.