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Georgia’s Adaejah Hodge Smashes the Collegiate 100m Record With 10.63 at the NCAA Championships

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5 months ago

June 12, 2026

The fastest collegiate sprinter in history is a Georgia Bulldog — and she’s a redshirt freshman. Adaejah Hodge ran 10.63 in the NCAA 100m semifinal in Eugene, shattering the collegiate record of 10.75 set by Sha’Carri Richardson in 2019 and breaking the championship meet record with it.

The time makes Hodge the fifth-fastest performer in world history in the 100m. She doubled down in the 200m semifinal as the fastest qualifier in 21.96, the No. 6 all-time collegiate performance, while Georgia’s 4x100m relay set a school record of 42.00 — the No. 3 all-time collegiate mark.

Nina Ndubuisi added a sixth-place finish in the shot put at 17.67m, and six more Bulldogs qualified for Saturday’s finals on day two. A record held by an Olympic champion, gone — taken by a freshman in Georgia red.

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Yehualaw Returns in Valencia as Kwizera Chases Spanish History

Yalemzerf Yehualaw returns from maternity leave in Valencia on Oct. 25, Rodrigue Kwizera chases a first Spanish win, and Kenenisa Bekele is also on the start list.

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3 days ago

October 22, 2026

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The Valencia Half Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 25 brings together a returning superstar, a man chasing national history, and one of the greatest distance runners of all time.

Yalemzerf Yehualaw headlines the women’s race in her return from maternity leave. The Ethiopian last raced at the Boston Marathon in April 2025, finishing third in 2:18:06, and her half marathon personal best of 1:03:51 — run on this course in 2021 — makes her the fastest woman in the field. She faces Lisbon champion Tsigie Gebreselama, world road running silver medallist Veronica Loleo and Ftaw Zeray on a course famous for fast times.

The men’s race could produce a first. Rodrigue Kwizera owns the fastest personal best in the field at 58:16, set in Prague earlier this year, and after receiving Spanish citizenship in 2026 he is chasing both the first Spanish men’s victory in Valencia and the Spanish record of 59:39. His training partner Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Andrea Kiptoo, Owen Kapkama, Daniel Ebenyo and 2018 winner Jemal Yimer are all in the field — along with Kenenisa Bekele, the three-time Olympic champion whose appearance alone will draw a crowd.

Britain’s Ben Connor, Charlie Wheeler and Samantha Harrison also feature. The course records — Yomif Kejelcha’s 57:30 and Letesenbet Gidey’s 1:02:52 — were both world records when set, which tells you everything about Valencia’s speed.

Photo: Canadian Running