Marvin Bracy, the former Boone High speedster who left professional track after his 2016 Olympics appearance to try out for the NFL, ran himself right back into contention for the 2020 Tokyo Games on Saturday.
Bracy, who failed to make an NFL roster in his nearly three years away from track (2017-19), ran the fastest 100-meter dash of his life in his final race before this month’s U.S. Olympic Trials. His second-place time of 9.85 seconds in Saturday’s NACAC New Life Invitational makes him second fastest in the world this year and sixth best in American history.
“I truly believe I’m as fit as I’ve been in my career,” he said in a phone interview with the Sentinel on Monday.