EUGENE, Ore. – USC’s Andre DeGrasse swept the sprints with a pair of exceedingly fast, if wind-aided, times and host Oregon won its second consecutive men’s team title Friday at the revamped NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In a span of 55 minutes in the meet’s compacted schedule, DeGrasse won the 100 meters in a wind-aided 9.75 seconds (+2.7) and the 200 in 19.58, also wind-aided (+2.4). His 200 time was the fastest ever by a collegiate runner under any conditions.
DeGrasse became the fourth USC man to ever sweep the events and the first since Clancy Edwards did it in 1978.