Divine Oduduru on the 21st of April 2018, broke the Texas Tech 14-year 100 meters record at the Michael Johnson Invitational in the United States of America.
Oduduru achieved the feat by running a personal best time of 10.10 seconds to emerge winner in the 100 meters invitational event.
The time of 10.10s by Oduduru bettered the previous recorded at the event held by Tyree Gailes when he ran a time of 10.11 at the 2004 Outdoor National Championships.
Oduduru who represented Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games is on scholarship in the United States of America.
Speaking after the achievement, head coach Wes Kittley stated that was the best he has seen of Oduduru since he arrived the campus.
Wes Kittley stated:
“I am really proud of Divine and how he set his race up.
I think he had the best start I have seen out of him since he arrived on campus. It was great to see him get a wind-legal 100-meter mark!”
After his achievement in the 100m Divine Oduduru also finished second in the 4x400m relay event.
Oduduru had earlier in the year run a new indoor Personal Best (PB) of 20.49s to win the 200m at the Texas Tech Track & Field Red Raider Invitational.
