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On June 7, 1930 ... Frank Wykoff,
of the University of
Southern California,
and under the excellent training of
Coach Dean B. Cromwell, (photo below)
Click above photograph to enlarge
N.C.A.A. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
New N.C.A.A. Record to Beat -
100 yard dash -- 9.4 seconds
without starting blocks
ALSO ...
Frank Wykoff's Record breaking
time of 9.4 Seconds -- "without starting
blocks"
at the
Occidental Race on
5-10-30 was
recognized and made official as a
NEW WORLD RECORD
on November 18, 1930.
Wykoff's 9.4 Seconds World record
in the 100 yard dash
remained undefeated for 17 years --
Until in 1947,
Mel Patton,
set a new World Record at 9.3 seconds
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