ESPN spotlight doesn't phase Moore at the Tennessee Relays
April 12, 2019

ESPN spotlight doesn't phase Moore at the Tennessee Relays

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A school record that stood for three years was broken on Friday afternoon at Tom Black Track at Laporte Stadium as Carson-Newman’s Devon Moore dusted Division I competition in the 100-meter dash posting a time of 10.12 seconds to collect the victory at the Tennessee Relays.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A school record that stood for three years was broken on Friday afternoon at Tom Black Track at Laporte Stadium as Carson-Newman's Devon Moore dusted Division I competition in the 100-meter dash posting a time of 10.12 seconds to collect the victory at the Tennessee Relays. It's the 12th-fastest time in all conditions in D2 history. 

The Baxley, Ga. native broke Kevin Snead's 2016 time in the event which stood at 10.21. Moore makes the leap from the No. 4 time in Division II to the best time so far this outdoor season by a full .24 seconds where Mobolade Ajomale (Academy of Art) and Davon Carroll (Bowie State) sit tied with times of 10.36 seconds. He is fourth in the nation in the event across all NCAA divisions.

Competing in the outdoor season as a freshman after redshirting in 2018, Moore has now won every 100-meter dash he has competed through three meets. His previous career-best time came at the Montreat College Invitational on March 29-30 where he ran the event in 10.40 seconds, a time that was second-best in the nation when it happened.

Moore was the only Division II runner invited to compete in the 100 and 200-meter but due to precautionary reasons, he only competed in the shorter of the two events. He topped runners from Auburn, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky, N.C. State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, among other D1 powerhouses in attendance. The next closest runner from a University came from the Volunteers Mustaqeem Williams who finished at 10.23 seconds. Unattached runner Rondel Sorillo finished runner-up at 10.17 seconds. 

"His resume this year is just downright impressive," said Coach David Needs. "He is an automatic qualifier for nationals and very well could be up for region runner of the year. From a team standpoint, for him to win a conference title, that would be great but for him we definitely want him to chase that National Championship.

"People didn't really know who this kid was heading into the event. They pointed out other schools and runners who were in attendance but then were confused about this kid from C-N and he wowed some people. Again, I wish he was healthy to run that 200 but I can't complain about what he did today especially as he's become only our second ever athlete to get an automatic national qualifier."

Remain in touch with the latest news on C-N Track & Field including results from the Western Carolina Invitational and the Bucknell Tune-Up tomorrow at cneagles.com.

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