Joseph Fahnbulleh goes from last to first to win NCAA Championships 100m

EUGENE, Oregon — Florida’s Joseph Fahnbulleh pulled away at the finishes to win the 100m and 200m at the NCAA track and field championships Friday night.

Fahnbulleh, fifth in the Tokyo Olympic 200m for Liberia, won the NCAA 100m title first in a personal-best 10.00 seconds. Tennessee freshman Favour Ashe was second in 10.08. Oregon’s Micah Williams, who had the nation’s fastest time of 9.86 seconds this year, finished seventh.

“I just did my race plan, and that was it,” Fahnbulleh matter-of-factly said.

He won the 200m later in the evening at Hayward Field, finishing in 19.83 ahead of Matthew Boling of Georgia. Fahnbulleh is tied for third-fastest in the world this year in the 200m.

Boosted by Fahnbulleh’s performance, the Florida Gators won the men’s team title with 54 points. Texas finished second with 38.