Trey Cunningham of Winfield High School in Ala. set the national high school record in the 60m hurdles last night at the Last Chance Invitational. He ran 7.49 to become the first high school boy to break 7.5. Florida freshman Grant Holloway set the prior national record of 7.53 less than a year ago. Cunningham's best before last night was 7.59, which ranked him No. 3 on the all-time list.
The FSU commit also won the 60m dash in 6.78, a new personal best and facility record.
Watch the record-setting run below:
Event 22 Boys 60 Meter Hurdles 1A-5A ========================================================================== Last Chns Re: R 7.76 1/29/2016 Trey Cunningham, Winfield Cit Crsplx Rec: C 7.63 12/3/2016 Trey Cunningham, Winfield Cit Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== Finals 1 Trey Cunningham Winfield Cit 7.49C 1 10 7.487 2 Keefe White Montgomery Academy 8.35 1 8 3 Freddie Allen Chapel Hill 8.68 2 6 8.676 4 Winston Wright Catholic-Mont 8.88 3 5 5 Correggio Peagler Greater Atla 8.91 3 4 8.909 6 Logan Moore Arab 8.93 5 3 7 Nate Gracia Beauregard H 9.03 4 2 9.026 8 Jared Redding Oxford High 9.12 4 1
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