British sprinter Louie Hinchliffe ran 9.95 to win the NCAA 100m

The Sheffield sensation has emerged as one of the breakout athletes of 2024 under the coaching of Carl Lewis

Louie Hinchliffe became the first European to win the NCAA (US collegiate) men’s 100m title after a 9.95 (0.2) victory in Eugene on Friday (June 7).

The 21-year-old from Sheffield, England, who studies at the University of Houston in a coaching staff led by Olympic legend Carl Lewis, has moved up to No.6 in Great Britain’s all-time rankings.

“It was just a fight to the end,” said Hinchliffe, who is becoming known for his quick finishes despite his diminutive height. “When the gun went off, it was at full blast. I just gave it my all today.”

Performance is also based on a wind-assisted 9.84 in Arkansas in late May. “Call him King Louie,” the Houston Chronicle reported this weekend.

Just five years ago, Hinchliffe finished last in the English Schools’ 100m final, but now he has made the Olympic team. Indeed, Lewis said Hinchliffe’s first words when he met him were, “We’re going to get you on your Olympic team.”

9.95 ‼️

Louie Hinchliffe makes history at the NCAA Championships by becoming the first European to win the men’s 100m 🔥

The 21-year-old scores 9.95 (0.2) and is sixth on the UK all-time list 🇬🇧pic.twitter.com/VJTEhyrgc7

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) June 8, 2024

A member of Sheffield & Dearne AC in the UK, where he was coached by Rudolph Paul Hohn, he was a talented golfer before turning to athletics.

In Eugene, he became the seventh Houstonian to win the NCAA 100m after Lewis (1981), Stanley Floyd (1982), Joe Deloach (1988), Leroy Burrell (1990), Samuel Jefferson (1994) and Cameron Burrell (2018) .

In addition to the individual sprint, he won bronze in the 4x100m in Eugene alongside Shaun Maswanganyi, Ireon Brown and Cayden Broadnax.

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