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Posted: **Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:26 pm**

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... t_s_record

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Kerron Clement has struck down a world record held for a decade by one of the greats of track and field. And he's only 19. The Florida sophomore seemed as surprised as everyone else when he ran 44.57 seconds at the NCAA (news - web sites) Indoor track and field championships Saturday night, breaking the mark of 44.63 set by Michael Johnson (news - web sites) in 1995.

It was the second phenomenal clocking by a U.S. teenager in the event this season, and both came at the Randal Tyson Track Center. A month ago, 18-year-old LaShawn Merritt of East Carolina ran a 44.93 Ã¢â‚¬â€

Posted: **Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:44 pm**

you can check out the video of the race over at trackshark http://www.trackshark.com/clement.mov

Posted: **Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:11 pm**

That is so insane...can't wait for Outdoor USAs!!!

Posted: **Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:54 pm**

I was there. It was INSANE.

Posted: **Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:21 pm**

WOW! that was amazing!!

Posted: **Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:54 pm**

This is one of the most amazing feats I have ever witnessed...he was cruisin, and makin it look EASY!!!

Posted: **Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:34 am**

good got that boy is kicking it!!!! i wish i could run that fast!

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