Adeleke's gold is Ireland's first ever sprint medal at the prestigious US college national championships -- and the first track gold since Mary Cullen won the 5000m in 2006
RHASIDAT ADELEKE MADE Irish track and field history in Texas on Saturday night, setting a new national record to win the 400m title at the NCAA Championships.
The 20-year-old’s gold is Ireland’s first ever sprint medal at the prestigious US college national championships — and the first track gold since Mary Cullen won the 5000m in 2006. Adeleke’s time of 49.20 seconds was a new championship record as well as taking more than three-tenths of a second off her Irish 400m record set last month, and is also the 20th fastest time ever run in the women’s 400m.Pre-race favourite Britton Wilson of Arkansas was second in 49.64 after turning for home side by side with Adeleke, while Nickisha Pryce was third in 50.23.
It was gold on the double for the Tallaght sprinter who earlier helped her University of Texas team-mates to another NCAA title in the 4×100 relay, where they set another new championship record with a winning time of 41.60.💻 ESPN+#NCAATF pic.twitter.com/Hi1eno7b1YEarlier on Saturday evening, Sophie O’Sullivan — bidding to match her mother, Sonia, in winning an NCAA title — finished 12th in the 1500m final in a time of 4:22.
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