EUGENE, Ore. – Canadian sprint phenom Andre De Grasse continues to tear up the track, winning both the 100 and 200 metres Friday at the NCAA track and field championships.
The 20-year-old from Markham, Ont., a junior at the University of Southern California, ran a blistering 9.75 in the 100 metres, then followed it up with a fast 19.58 in the 200 metres.
Both times were wind-aided, so don’t count for official rankings or records.
The wind in the 100 metres was 2.7 – just over the legal limit of 2.00. The wind for the 200 was 2.4.
Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin share the Canadian record in the 100 at 9.84. DeGrasse already holds the national 200 record of 20.03, set on May 16.
De Grasse didn’t take up track until he was spotted at a meet in Toronto by coach Tony Sharpe. He ran for Coffeyville Community College in Kansas before transferring to USC.
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