2009 NCAA Men's 100 Meter Final

Trindon Holliday becomes the third LSU Tiger in four years, and the second LSU football player, to win the men's 100 meter crown. In doing so, he matched his PR of 10.00 set the heats. However, his actual finishlynx time was 9.991, which means that he missed joining the sub-10 club by just 0.001 seconds or 3/8ths of an inch.

[@physicalgrafiti12345]

I love how in every single race Holliday is in, the announcers always give the edge to someone else.

[@greghmn]

Just looked up his stats. Best 100 m time is 9.98. That's CRAZY fast for a guy who's only 5'5". For comparison, Usain Bolt got 9.58, but happens to be 6'5". That extra foot probably makes a big difference, as that means Bolt's legs are probably at least 6" longer, if not 7", 8", or more. He's also much bigger given his height, as he's 177 (BMI 29.5) and Bolt is 207 (BMI 24.5). In other words, adjusting for size, Trindon Holliday may very well be faster than Usain Bolt.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Greg Homan Actually it's proven that height doesn't have that much to do with speed. It has more to do with Stride Frequency & Power. Sprinting is a skipping/bounding across the track endeavor. There are a few elite sprinters around Usain Bolts height that are not as fast as Trendon Holliday or Jeffrey Demps. Demps is 5'7". Usain has excellent power, stride frequency, great muscle balance & body mastery. Also his training is excellent. The second fastest man ever is his training partner & teammate, Yohan Blake, who's 5'11" & he's a lot shorter than Usain & he's right on his heels day in and out. Trendon Holliday if trained at that kind of elite level as Bolt and Blake would more than likely run as fast as them. Watch Essop Merrick on KZbin where he talks about this & will make you understand these points better than I could ever.

[@Tysen11]

faith in short runners restored

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Height has zero to do with speed.

[@sage.697]

@@BreuckelensFinest height does play a role though.

[@gavinscott10]

Ford's injury did not look fake to me. The buckling of the legs and hopping looked real.

[@Atreus21]

Nature of the game man.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Trindon Holliday my hero!

[@wow1022]

ran it with sunglasses on... like a boss

[@dknot246]

i couldent tell either but there both fast, and i have to give holliday credit for being 5'6 and still run as fast as he can

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Why? Explain yourself. And he's 5'5". Height has nothing to do with sprinting. You've been lied to.

[@dknot246]

@@BreuckelensFinest im gonna go ahead and assume you replied to my comment 10 years late as a joke

[@dknot246]

@Team rocket rockin lol, I know this now. Back then not as much

[@sage.697]

@@BreuckelensFinest Height does play a role though. The taller you are the longer your stride is, which means you cover more distance in a shorter time. To say height doesn’t play a role is kinda idiotic.

[@god1aj]

Holliday usually wins the 100m.. but Ford always beats him in the 60m...Ford absolutely killed in the 60m race..to the average eye it looks close, but with a race that short, he pretty much beasted everyone Ford is the national 60m champion :) GO CLEMSON!

[@leesburg07]

@leeznon that's what makes bolt so fast. not only does he have stride length, but his turnover (stride speed) is pretty phenomenal!

[@loplips]

He just ran back a touchdown for the denver broncos! NFL & track is his destiny my friend

[@Atreus21]

Nothing personal, but that's part of the game. Holliday won fair and square.

[@Slaydro]

if trindon would have had his usual start he probably could have hit 9.8

[@pobdog22]

hes making half a mill for 16 weeks of returning a ball

[@Brand00d]

wow commentators dont no anything. he got the best start out of everyone. he got to his drive phase later therefore he slowed down slower. GEAUX TIGERS

[@MrKarlozz]

Oh he just ran back a touchdown? Great to hear that. I don't follow the NFL though (I'm European lol) but I've heard he's not really a profile in the NFL. But its great to hear that's he's succeeding in something he loves :)

[@Nateltrxc]

I'm shocked that he actually won that with one of his "few" Not So Perfect Starts... but Damn Good Job!

[@AnthonyDellavecchia]

If Holliday was 6'6" he'd be faster than Usain Bolt.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Omg here we go again. You mean yo tell me a taller man than Usain is suppose to be faster? Bc there aren't any that can even run a 10.5. Height has nothing to do with speed. It's about power, skill & form. You have no clue what you're talking about.

[@sokha326]

He could have gone under 10. He slowed down at the last 10 metres.

[@04Marquis94]

Maybe I'm wrong, but to me it looked like the clock continued running after Holliday had crossed the line. It looks to me that he actually ran a 9.8.

[@Jas_Flash92]

i agree 100% with you nkrege i say they run with pads in 40,60m dash thats were they will get they realspeed

[@AnthonyDellavecchia]

@PowerSprinter Height means that you have longer legs. Longer legs mean that you have a longer stride. Longer stride means that you are likely to be faster.

[@abone2pick]

Well I know a million of runners taller than holiday but run nowhere near as fast.

[@drawmeomg]

@use2slam2 Your evidence is anecdotal. A few guys were ridiculously fast. A few guys were ridiculously large. Nowadays many guys are ridiculously fast, many guys are ridiculously large, and some guys are both ridiculously fast and ridiculously large. It's a matter of how often you see those guys, and today's players are, on average, faster and stronger.

[@use2slam2]

amazing, bob hayes ran 10.05 47 yrs ago to win the gold medal in the 64 olympics 100m(ON DIRT TRACK)all these guys today with modern equipment and on modern surface tracks running right at what hayes ran on cinder. fastest football player of all time bob hayes, i can imagine what he would have run the 100meters on todays surfaces.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Wrong! Jim Hines is the fastest man ever in the NFL. He ran a 9.95 in the 100 meters & a 10.03 on cinder. I'm tired of hearing this argument when it's completely wrong. Fastest NFL men of all times: 1. Jim Hines 9.95 2. Trindon Holiday 10.00 3. Jeff Demps 10.01, (4.) Jacoby Ford 10.01 5. Bob Hayes 10.05 Let's stop with opinions & only speak facts.

[@shiron236]

@use2slam2 So... It was electronic... On a dirt track? Why would the track not be a normal paved one while having such advanced technology for its age? Doesn't make sense.

[@lfwr84]

Looked like he got out a little late too.. Crazy closing speed.

[@joecandito]

true, but if read the comments you would have seen that hes in college now and in this summer's offseason ran a 10.5 handtime let me guess your time 12.5 around there

[@shiron236]

@use2slam2 Where did you retrieve this information, I've actually looked him up and I found nothing that mentioned electronics.

[@nawlinshb504]

Congrats my dude!!!!!

[@USMiniTrucks]

hell ya, welcome to the texans. not too many NFL players can touch him with this speed.

[@cbowes3]

done with high school that was the only state meet i made it too and my last

[@leesburg07]

@use2slam2 that time hayes ran was also hand timed. all the times you see posted are digitally recorded. you'd have to add a few .10's to hayes' time to get an accurate one. not saying bullet wasn't fast, but athletes today are typically faster (see 100m record times).

[@joecandito]

yeahhhh, im sure you run a 48 second 400 i can tell you sound like a true... expert at track and field oh wait, that right we are on the internet, but people never lie on the internet right?

[@MrKarlozz]

Great to see him have success. Dont take my comment too serious :)

[@speedyslime93]

can anyone please tell me what trindon's doign now? Is he in the NFL, is he sticking to track, or injured? Because I've not heard him running any 100s this year. Thanks

[@joecandito]

wow you should upload some of your races.

[@AsiansUnite]

In track you only have one shot to win....if you have a bad day, get hurt or already hurt, thats part of the race....its all about who finishes first, if it happened to holliday everyone would've said the same thing

[@TheGoldBoltz]

@dager14 good for your friend...

[@Lamborghini274]

whos faster jeff demps or trindon holliday

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Trindon ran a 10.00 & Jeff Demps ran a 10.01. So I'll let you answer your own question.

[@XiGuaQT]

Don't think Track pays the bills like football does......

[@BreuckelensFinest]

XiGuaQT a top 10 shotputter can make 150K per year at meets. Don't sleep. A top 10 sprinter can make roughly 10K - 80K per meet. I knew a sprinter that was making 5K per meet & he only ran a PB 10.24. Most sprinters run 20-30 meets per year. Do the math, it's a lot more than you give track credit. And if you have a spike or sneaker deal, well, you can make an extra few 100 thousands to millions per year. Trindon did well financially in the NFL & probably got his pension bc he played 5 years before he retired. So he probably made the right decision by sticking with football. And he gets medical benefits. So it all depends.

[@91gt306]

@Brooksshawnprior of course he would hes the fastest man on earth, and trindon isnt even a full time track athlete hes a football player who runs track.

[@AnthonyDellavecchia]

@PowerSprinter Well I meant to say, if Holliday was as tall as Bolt and had the same leg speed that he currently has; he would be the worlds fastest man. (current stride speed + Bolts stride length = worlds fastest man)

[@JamesBrown-hr5qs]

It would be sub 8 seconds. 50 foot contacts for Holiday compared to 38 for Bolt. 38 steps at 5 steps per second. That would be unbelievable to see.

[@mxrksmanx5056]

His KNEE WAS ON THE LINE AT 9.6!

[@armauniizbeasty]

how talll is he

[@use2slam2]

leesburg07: drawmeomg:-hayes' 10,05 WAS electronic NOT hand timed ! and in one of the heats B4 the final for the gold hayes ran a 9.91 electronic as well on a dirt track as well not the modern surface track these guys have today. wind was just over legal for that 9.91 these guys could NEVER click off a 10 flat like hayes did 46yrs ago on a DIRT track

[@A2EReviews]

you have to admit that jacoby ford was ahead of holliday before he pulled up.

[@Nicatknight92]

man!! he gets those little legs going!!

[@joecandito]

how so, first of all the videos arent of me, they are of my brother, i took and edited the video how is a 10.5 handtime slow?

[@Kaydeezable]

agreed, its too bad it was such a late reaction he would've broken 10....

[@jpakajw]

What happened to him? WHy doesnt he get any PT for the texans?

[@Atreus21]

Anybody know what happened to him?

[@joecandito]

do you rin in college?

[@5u54]

what is holidays 40 time

[@monsterjamfan123]

@A2EReviews I might be coming off as a troll, but im not lol just saying that this race is old :P doesnt really matter who one or not anymore, although i do agree with you

[@MrKarlozz]

Quit the football mr. Holliday. Track is your destiny

[@Wangste002]

why didn't holiday become a track star and slim down?

[@A2EReviews]

@monsterjamfan123 What do you mean by that?

[@biglittlejujitsuman]

@speedyslime93 plays with houston texans

[@harrygiles7525]

he's short but has a better finish than start

[@cbowes3]

southwest christian in terrell

[@footballbaseball26]

beast!!!!

[@rush2112mn]

Texans got him now....watch him go crazy this year....go texans.....

[@TheGoldBoltz]

@jpakajw just because your super fast, doesn't necessarily mean you will be amazing at every single sport.

[@bmb7198]

welcome to the texans indeed. i wanna see what this guy can do

[@Pamoroom]

That does happen, but his shit looked legit!

[@hornet10]

ppl who have been training like animals the entire year dont fake injuries in the ship...

[@rockwilder1911]

yea ford crushed him in the 60 indoor final i sent it oh well!! they will meet up again at the nfl combine next spring

[@boogiedancer81]

Why was he running with glasses on? He's be faster without wouldn't he?

[@cbowes3]

terrence hawkins commerce texas....

[@Bigmall510]

If Ford didn’t get hurt he would of won

[@joecandito]

you must have a sad, sad life i honestly feel bad for you. im not saying this as an insult, but i just honestly have pity you. just keep pluggin away, your life will get better

[@rcaddict72]

and?...what has weight got to do with it?...he could be 145 or 185 and still carrying too much fat...the key to sprinting as fast as you can is being lean...5-10% bfat maximum.

[@MrKarlozz]

I know

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

Where is he now?

[@MrKarlozz]

in the NFL wasting his time as a free agent

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

tragic

[@MrKarlozz]

Brendan Jackson one must say. maybe he should consider a comeback on the track circuit

[@cbowes3]

hell yea they is!!! remember when they got beat by that washington team? i do!

[@pronation1]

@homeworksuks well growing up in the ghetto and have a dream of a way out and training harder than everybody else wouldn't have anything to do with it

[@joecandito]

yeah boy i am 5"7' to 5"8' and am the fastest in my high school and its funny some people now a days think how that musbe a big disadvantage just because usain bolt is an exception

[@cbowes3]

hmm not funny, i feel like i'm arguing with a ten year old... goodbye

[@blazinspeed23]

@Lamborghini274 holiday by far

[@conwayallday01]

Holliday gets a lot of credit as one of the fastest football players but he was clearly beat by Jacoby here which even the announcers admit. Holliday is fast but he lost every time to Jacoby and managed to lose when Jacoby wasn't racing. Both are slower than Padgett anyhow.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

I disagree. Even with a horrible start, Trindon was slightly ahead of Jacoby & had he had a better start he would have possibly ran a 9.9 low & possibly broken the Collegiate record of 9.89. You're seeing what you want to see. I'm explaining exactly what happened. Trindon won the race & was ahead pretty much the whole time against Jacoby. None the less Jacoby Ford is a beast as well! I also loved him as a football player when he was with the Raiders! He had excellent hands for a speed demon! Salute.

[@cbowes3]

oh damn!!! someone that doesn't want to admit they fail at life.....

[@joecandito]

more insults still no explaination just give me a legit explaination and we will be done. as long as the explaination is legit

[@digge546]

welcome to the giants

[@gavinscott10]

@Iethereal everyone knows Trindon tightened up and that was the ONLY reason Jacoby rumbled by him. Trindon is quicker, faster and a better sprinter. Get real dude.

[@NFLdraftPreview]

Blown hammy from Ford. Typical Ford maintenance issue.

[@johnLSU]

unofficially 4.22

[@speedyslime93]

If he'd have dipped he would have ran 9.98. Shame

[@speedyslime93]

yeah i agree. still though, 10.00 for a guy 5'6 tall is phenomenal!

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Height has nothing to do with speed. Stop reiterating what the so called experts say. Andre Cason was a lot shorter & ran a lot faster than Trendon. Speed has to do with power and form & not height.

[@dknot246]

jacoby pulled a muscle or somthing

[@Nukity]

This gives me hope as a fellow manlet lol

[@monsterjamfan123]

@A2EReviews Dont really think that matters now lol

[@saintsplaya]

holliday would have won regardless of jacoby pulling up. he walked jacoby down in the 4x100 something awful

[@mikell.6064]

who said kevin hart couldnt run lol

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Kevin Hart & Trindon Holliday looking nothing alike. You must be white!

[@mosdefali]

@use2slam2 get outta here dude. lol. it was the 100yd dash f.y.i.

[@joecandito]

oh ok, i just read you comment about how i should go to lsu if i think im all that i got it, you are obvioously not smart enough to tell that i was responding to a person referencing short sprinters and i commented that i am one on a high school level then you got jealous because you dont actually put in work to be a top athlete at your school, so instead you go to the one place where you can feel like a champion the internet well have fun with that

[@joecandito]

hmmmmm... nothing came up whats your actual first name? unless if you are a 235lbs football player, lol

[@god1aj]

i hope holliday thanked ford's hamstring. otherwise holliday would of been smoked.. again

[@joecandito]

1. why did you get so mad and insulting after i called you out? 2. i never said that I ran 10.5. i siad my brother did. i witnessed it first hand, so i know its true. and i have film of him running fast in high school so i can show you that he has the ability 3. you have no way what so ever to verify your 400m time. just tell me your name and i could find out in no time

[@saintsplaya]

yall want to make anymore excuses for jacoby??

[@Fuzzzzycat]

jk lol but itd be sick if he did football and ran in the olympics =3