event birth_place weight nationality height sport birth_date article_title name collegeteam
100 metres , 200 metres shelby , north carolina 180 lb kg on united states 5 ft 8 in m 2 on running 13 december 1986 travis padgett
 travis padgett clemson university
travis padgett

travis padgett -lrb- born december 13 , 1986 -rrb- is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the united states .
he was an all-american and national champion sprinter at clemson university .
he broke the ncaa collegiate record at the 2008 us olympic trials qualifiers ; recording a time of 9.89 seconds .
this brought him into the top twenty fastest athletes in the 100 meters event , and the top ten american athletes .
in the final of the olympic trials , padgett recorded a wind assisted time of 9.85 s but finished in fourth position .
this meant he did not qualify for the olympic event .
padgett represented the united states at the 2008 summer olympics in beijing .
he competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with rodney martin , darvis patton and tyson gay .
in their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated .
at the beginning of the 2009 athletics season , he decided to turn professional , leaving the collegiate system .
