Washington Township’s Ajani Dwyer, a Penn State sophomore, ran the 7th-fastest 100-meter dash time by an American sprinter this year in the trials of the Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Neb.
Dwyer led all qualifiers with a wind-legal time of 10.04, the 3rd-fastest time ever by a New Jersey native behind Olympic gold medalists Carl Lewis [9.86 in 1991] and Dennis Mitchell [9.91 in 1996].
Dwyer’s time, made with a legal 1.9 meters-per-second tailwind, is 2nd-fastest legal time by a collegian this year, behind a 10.00 by John Caleb of Minnesota last month in Gainesville.
Dwyer has run a wind-aided 9.96 this year, but his previous legal PR was a 10.06 in Gainesville (at a different meet). That was also the previous Penn State school record.
Dwyer will race in the final at 2:52 p.m. Sunday, starting in Lane 5.
Jelani Watkins
Nketia
Ajayi
Kaalund
Okon
Mosebi
Caleb
Ian Johnson
J. Reid
Fakorade
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 