Washington Township’s Ajani Dwyer became the 13th-fastest sprinter in the world this year with a historic sub-10 in the 100 with legal wind Wednesday evening in Lexington, Ky.
He ran into a 0.2 headwind, making this a legal result.
Dwyer, a Penn State sophomore, won his heat in the first round at the NCAA Division 1 East Prelims in 9.98, 5th-fastest among American men this year.
Dwyer’s previous wind-legal PR was a 10.04 to win the Big Ten Championships last week in Lincoln, Neb. He also ran 9.93 in the Big Ten trials with a 5.6 tailwind.
Auburn junior Kanyinsola Ajayi, a Nigerian Olympian and the NCAA 60-meter dash winner indoors, was the only faster qualifier for the second round. Ajayi ran a legal 9.90.
The 24 fastest advance to the NCAA quarterfinals at 6:35 p.m. Friday. The top 12 finishers from the East prelims and the top 12 from the West prelims advance to the NCAA Championships next month at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Dwyer is the 3rd New Jersey sprinter to run sub-10 for 100 meters. Carl Lewis had a PR of 9.86 and Dennis Mitchell ran 9.91.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 