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| 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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| Dates | June 6–9, 2018 |
| Host city | Eugene, Oregon University of Oregon |
| Venue | Hayward Field |
| Events | 42 |
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The 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were the 97th NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the 37th NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held for the sixth consecutive year at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on the campus of the University of Oregon.[1] In total, forty-two different men's and women's track and field events were contested from Wednesday June 6 to Saturday June 9, 2018.
Results
Men's events
Men's 100 meters
Needing points in pursuit of the team title, the University of Houston was hoping to score with its three sprinters Cameron Burrell, Elijah Hall, and Mario Burke in the final of the 100 m on June 8. Though a headwind prevented fast times, Burrell and Hall were able to accelerate and out-lean Florida State University's Andre Ewers, considered by some to be the favorite, at the finish to score 18 points in addition to Burke's one point for finish eighth. In a post-race interview with ESPN, Burrell said he dedicated his win in this race to teammate Brian Barazza who fell after leading in the 3000 m steeplechase hours before.[3]
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cameron Burrell | Houston | 10.13 | |
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Elijah Hall | Houston | 10.17 | |
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 Andre Ewers |
Florida State | 10.19 | |
| 4 | Cravon Gillespie | Oregon | 10.27 | |
| 5 | Raheem Chambers |
Auburn | 10.33 | |
| 6 | McKinely West | Southern Miss. | 10.36 | |
| 7 |  Cejhae Greene |
Georgia | 10.37 | |
| 8 |  Mario Burke |
Houston | 10.41 |
Men's 200 meters
The men's 200 m was won by Texas Tech University's Divine Oduduru on May 8. Running into a strong headwind of 3.1 meters per second, Oduduru ran 20.28 seconds to win the title by only one one-hundredth of a second over 100m contenter Andre Ewers of Florida State University.[4]
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Divine Oduduru |
Texas Tech | 20.28 | |
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Andre Ewers |
Florida State | 20.29 | |
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Kendal Williams | Georgia | 20.32 | |
| 4 | Jaron Flournoy | LSU | 20.43 | |
| 5 | Rodney Rowe | N. Carolina A&T | 20.52 | |
| 6 | Mustaqeem Williams | Tennessee | 20.62 | |
| 7 | Kenzo Cotton | Arkansas | 20.73 | |
| 8 | McKinely West | Southern Miss. | 20.84 |
Men's 400 meters
Having set the indoor 400 m world record and having not lost a race all year, the University of Southern California's Michael Norman was considered the prohibitive favorite in the men's 400 m on June 8. Before the race, he said his goal was to beat Olympic gold medalist Quincy Watts, his coach's personal best in the event, which would have also been a collegiate record. Despite a fleeting rain, Norman ran conservatively in the beginning but pulled a late charge to win the race in 43.61 seconds, a new collegiate record and a time that made him among the 15 fastest performers of all time. The University of Auburn's Akeem Bloomfield also ran under 44 seconds and his teammate Nathon Allen ran 44.1 seconds, both among the top collegiate times in history, leading some to call the race the greatest collegiate 400m of all time.[5]
| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
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Michael Norman | USC | 43.61 | PB CR FR NCAAR |
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Akeem Bloomfield |
Auburn | 43.94 | PB |
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Nathon Allen |
Auburn | 44.13 | PB |
| 4 | Mar'yea Harris | Iowa | 45.00 | |
| 5 | Tyrell Richard | South Carolina St. | 45.10 | |
| 6 | Obi Igbokwe | Arkansas | 45.16 | |
| 7 | Kahmari Montgomery | Houston | 45.75 | |
| 8 | Wil London | Baylor | 46.20 |
Men's 800 meters
The University of Texas at El Paso's Michael Saruni, coming off his collegiate record, was considered the favorite for the men's 800 m on June 8. Texas A&M University's Devin Dixon led the field through a quick 400 m split, and soon Saruni and Penn State University's Isaiah Harris were both in contention with a lap to go. But with 300 meters to go, Saruni abruptly accelerated, leaving him with less energy on the final stretch as Harris and eventually Mississippi State University's Marco Arop passed him, with Harris taking his first NCAA title in a quick personal best time of 1:44.76.[6]
