Ohio State sprinter Nick Gray broke the school records in the 100-meter dash, breaking Jesse Owens’ 80-year record, and the 200-meter dash at the Gamecock Invitational on Saturday.
Gray’s 100-meter dash time of 10.17 seconds earned him a silver medal. His 200-meter dash time of 20.20 seconds, which broke a 26-year record, earned him a first-place finish in the event.
WOW @__saintnick__ breaks Jesse Owens 80 year old school record The senior took silver and teammate @LAMARR__4 took bronze with a time of 10.26s #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/LO6q2RYUa0
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) April 13, 2019
Have a day @__saintnick__ The Pickerington, Ohio native breaks ANOTHER school record at the Gamecock Invite to take home in the mens 200m dash pic.twitter.com/0NAVUo0uk0
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) April 13, 2019
Gray, who will go down as one of the most decorated track and field athletes in school history, is an eight-time Big Ten champion and is looking to add to that total this spring.