Tennessee sophomore sprinter T’Mars McCallum was named SEC Men’s Runner of the Week.
He was named U.S. Track and Field and Cross County Coaches Association NCAA Division I Athlete of the Week on Monday.
McCallum recorded a time of 9.94 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the USC Outdoor Open in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday. His mark represents the fastest time recorded by a college athlete this season and is the second fastest time in the world this year.
McCallum’s previous best time in the 100-meter dash was 10.13 seconds. He became the second Tennessee athlete to post a sub-10 second time in the event, joining Christian Coleman.
McCallum’s time is the second fastest mark in program history behind Coleman (9.82).