LSU sprinter Favour Ofili was the world leader in the 200 meters for less than 24 hours before being one-upped by Texas’ Julien Alfred on Saturday in the NCAA indoor track and field championships.
Ofili won her one-lap prelims race at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday afternoon, clocking a world-best time for 2023 of 22.11 seconds.
That time erased the world-best of 22.26 seconds that Alfred had in January.
While Ofiii’s preliminary time was also an NCAA meet record and facility record, it didn’t last long as Alfred, who turned in the second-fastest time Friday at 22.38 seconds, blew it away in the final.
Alfred won with a time of 22.01 seconds, which was good for the world lead, while Ofili took second with a 22.20.
In addition to regaining the world lead, Alfred, who earlier Saturday won the 60 meters with a meet- and collegiate-record time of 6.94 seconds, erased the facility, meet and collegiate records Ofili set Friday.
With Ofili’s 11 points in her individual races, LSU finished in a tie for 11th with a total of 22 points. Arkansas won the title with 64 points, followed by Texas (60), Florida (45), Stanford (33) and Georgia (31).
LSU sophomore Michaela Rose took third in the 800 meters final with a time of 2 minutes, 00.85 seconds and Leah Phillips finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-record time of 7.95 seconds.
The men’s meet was finishing up Saturday night with LSU’s Apalos Edwards competing for national honors in the triple jump and John Meyer going in the shot put.
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