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January 31, 2001 | Men's Track
Justin Gatlin
Freshman, 100/200/110M hur./400M hur./LJ
6-1 160
Pensacola, Florida
Ran an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 6.61 in his first race as a Vol.
HIGH SCHOOL- Expected to bolster the sprint and hurdle corps immediately...Finished third in 10.36 in the 100M dash at the FootLocker National Outdoor Championships in Raleigh in June 2000...Scored 36 points (won the 100M dash, 110M hurdles, 300M hurdles and third in the long jump) for Woodham High to win the 2000 team state title...Owns a top time of 13.66 in the 110M hurdles...Clocked a 53.00 in the 400M hurdles...Helped his team to a third-place finish in the 1999 Florida state championships and a second-place finish at the regionals.
