Overview
- Dillon Mitchell, a sophomore at C.E. King High School, won the 100 meters at Texas A&M’s Bluebonnet Invitational with a wind-aided 9.88 on March 6.
- He recently ran 6.59 in the 60 meters at the U.S. Indoor Championships, a mark reported as a World U18 record, finishing second in his heat behind Trayvon Bromell.
- The Bluebonnet Invitational sprint carried a +5.8 m/s tailwind, exceeding the +2.0 m/s limit, so the performance does not qualify for official records.
- Video of the 9.88 spread widely on social media and drew reactions from prominent figures, including a post from Robert Griffin III.
- Mitchell is also a highly recruited football prospect with more than 20 scholarship offers from major programs such as Texas, Georgia, Florida, Texas A&M, and Tennessee.