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Athletics - 18. December 2007.

Felix completes degree requirements

 

Felix, who became a professional athlete out of high school, made her degree a high priority while becoming one of the world's most dominant track and field stars. She will wait until Commencement in May 2008 to formally walk.


At just 21 years old, Felix became the second woman in history to win three gold medals at a single World Outdoor Championships with her triumphs earlier this year in Osaka, Japan. She first won the 200m in a personal-best 21.81 seconds. It was the fastest time by a woman since 1999 and was the largest margin of victory in World Outdoor history (.53). She then ran a decisive second leg on the winning 4x100m relay team, which clocked 41.98.

In her final event of the World Championships, Felix ran perhaps the fastest 4x400m relay leg ever by an American woman at a major championship and the fastest by any woman since the 1980s. Again running second leg for Team USA, she clocked a 48.0 split to move Team USA into a comfortable lead that propelled the Americans to a win in 3:18.55. It was the fastest time in the world since Team USA won the 1993 World title in 3:16.71.

Felix ran the three 200m fastest times in the world in 2007 and five of the top eight fastest times by an American, including the 22.34 she ran to win the U.S. Outdoor Championships.

For more information on Allyson Felix, including a complete bio, visit: www.usatf.org

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