Atlanta native Christian Coleman breaks NCAA 100m record
University of Tennessee junior Christian Coleman set the NCAA record for the 100 meters on Wednesday.
At the 2017 NCAA Track and Field National Championship in Eugene, Ore., Coleman won the 100 meters semifinal with the record-breaking time of 9.82 seconds.
A junior sprinter and jumper at Tennessee, Coleman attended Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School in Fayetteville, Ga.
Just WOW!@__coleman sets a collegiate record in the 100m with a time of 9⃣.8⃣2⃣ seconds❗
— UT Track & Field/XC (@Vol_Track) June 8, 2017
Seriously, see for yourself ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/dlM1UUKGe3
Coleman, the 2017 SEC 100 meters Champion, ran the ninth fastest 100 meters in history and the best in the world so far this year in the 100 meters on Wednesday, according to Bleacher Report.
#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
