LSU star sprinter Favour Ofili didn’t mess around Friday in her bid to win an individual title at the NCAA indoor championships.
After qualifying for Saturday’s final in the 60 meters with a personal-best time of 7.14 seconds in the prelims, Ofili returned to the track at the Albuquerque Convention Center about 75 minutes later for the 200.
She wasted no time in claiming a spot in that final, blowing away the other 15 competitors with a world-leading time this season of 22.11 seconds.
It easily bettered the time of 22.26 seconds posted in January by Texas’ Julien Alfred, who actually turned in the second-fastest time of Friday’s prelims in clocking a 22.38.
Ofili’s time broke her own school-record time of 22.36 that she set at the Tyson Invitational last month. The clocking was also an NCAA meet record and facility record.
Two of Ofili’s teammates will also be vying for points in finals on the track Saturday when the two-day meet comes to a close.
Michaela Rose also easily qualified for the 800 meters with the third-fastest time of the prelims, taking third in her heat in 2 minutes, 02.21 seconds.
Also, Leah Phillip clocked the fifth-fastest time of the 60-meter hurdles when she had a season’s-best 7.99 seconds.
On the men’s side, Godson Oghenebrume ran a time of 6.69 seconds in the 60 meters prelims, but did not qualify for Saturday’s final.
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