Trayvon Bromell

Trayvon Bromell

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1995-07-10) July 10, 1995 St. Petersburg, Florida
Residence	Waco, Texas
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	157 lb (71 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Sprints
College team	Baylor Bears
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.97 (Eugene 2014, WJR) 200 m: 20.19 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 2015
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the  United States World Junior Championships Gold 2014 Oregon 4×100 m relay Silver 2014 Oregon 100 m Pan American Junior Championships Gold 2013 Medellín 4×100 m relay Bronze 2013 Medellín 100 m

Trayvon Jaquez Bromell (born July 10, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in sprinting events. He is the first junior to surpass the 10-second barrier.

On March 29, 2014, Bromell tied the world junior record in the 100 metres, running a 10.01 at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, while representing Baylor University.^[1] Just one day before the race, Bromell came within .01 of the record with a 10.02. Following the meet, Bromell was named "2014 Texas Relays Most Outstanding Performer." The last Baylor athlete to receive the same honor was Michael Johnson, 24 years earlier.^[2]

On June 13, 2014, Bromell ran 9.92 in the semifinals at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, but that result will not become a record because it was wind aided by a +2.2 mps wind.^[3][4] The following day, he ran 9.97 in the final, with a legal +1.8 mps wind.^[5] Pending ratification, that should give him sole possession of the record. Bromell is the first freshman since Walter Dix in 2005 to win the 100 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.^[6]

Bromell had previous brushes with the record in 2013 as a high school athlete at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, running 9.99 while dusting an elite high school field in the Great Southwest Classic at altitude assisted Albuquerque, New Mexico. However that race could not count as a record due to the 4.0 mps wind assistance, which is double the allowable amount. See the race. Earlier in the season he won the 200 metres at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships against a similarly talented field.^[7] He was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for 2013.^[8]

Later in 2013, Bromell won the Junior national championship in the 100 metres at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. As a result of that win, Bromell represented the United States at the 2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, bringing home a bronze medal in the individual 100 metres and anchoring the U.S. 4x100 metres relay team to gold in his first international competition.

At the end of May 2014, Bromell ran an amazing 9.77 at the Big 12 Championships. But that result too was nullified by the +4.2 mps aiding wind. The meet was at Lubbock, Texas where the altitude is just 8 meters below an elevation that would qualify marks for altitude assistance. Meet officials had reversed the direction of the race to take advantage of the wind, and two other athletes also improved on their personal best by about 0.3 seconds in the same race. Still Bromell's time ranks equal to the ninth fastest wind aided 100 meters race of all time.^[9][10]

References

External links

• Trayvon Bromell profile at IAAF

Records
Preceded by Darrel Brown	Men's World Junior Record Holder, 100 metres 13 June 2014 – present	Incumbent