Gatlin went on to win with a wind-aided time of 20.11 seconds to complete the sprinting sweep. Volunteers teammate Leonard Scott followed Gatlin to the tape in sixth-place, both scoring 13 points to tie the Horned Frogs. The 200 was the final event for TCU, while Tennessee had the 4x400 relay yet to come, meaning all the Volunteers needed to do to win their third NCAA title was finish the relay without any disqualifications. Tennessee did just that, placing last in their heat at a conservative pace with careful hand-offs. We got hurt in the 4x100 and people thought we were done.
Nothing ever goes perfect in track.
The short-falling wasn't the first at an NCAA meet for Texas Christian, who was favored to win the meet by 11 points coming in. A dropped baton in the 4x100 relay at this March's NCAA Indoor championships cost the Horned Frogs the national title. The same dropped baton cost Texas Christian a top-four finish at last year's outdoor championships. We competed hard and with class. I know Kim will be remembered for the false start, but we would not have won the relay without him on the anchor leg and he picked up eight points for us in the 100.