CHICAGO, Ill. - Former Oral Roberts track and field star and Hall of Fame member, Garth Robinson, set a new world record in the 200m on Sunday, March 24th at the 2024 USATF Masters Indoor Championships.

Robinson showcased his athletic prowess at the championships where he copped the 50-54 indoor sprint double in record time.

The talented Masters sprinter hinted at what was to come during the preliminary round of Saturday when he won his heat in an impressive 23.16. On Sunday, morning he went full throttle to rush across the finish line in a remarkable world record of 22.68 breaking the previous record of 22.99. The winning time was also an Area record.

Such was Robinson's dominance that second place winner Eric Prince was more than two seconds behind, finishing in 24.75 just edging Kareem Hodrick, who ran 24.77 for third place.

Robinson entered the 200m already confident in good form after he destroyed the field on Friday to win the first of his two gold medals of the weekend.

In the 60m dash, he broke the Area record in a dominant performance of 7.10 to comfortably advance to the final where he was just a shade lower. He claimed the gold medal in a winning time of 7.12.

While at ORU, Robinson was a two-time All-American and is the only collegian to qualify for three events at nationals, which he did at the 1995 NCAA indoor Championships. In 1996, Robinson clocked the 10th fastest time in the world in the 300 meters. Additionally, he won a bronze medal for Jamaica in the 4x 400 relay at the 1996 Olympics.

Statistics, image, and story courtesy of Leighton Levy and SportsMax.TV.

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