![]() ![]() "I was more into the team winning as opposed to my winning, but I got it, so I was happy with it. "It was great to get the double," Collins reflected. This followed the misfortune at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where TCU was seemingly on a collegiate-record pace in the 4x100 relay, but was disqualified when Darvis Patton passed the baton to Collins outside of the exchange zone. TCU was on the brink of winning the national championship heading into the 4x400 relay, but a poor exchange in the final event caused Frog sprinter Anthony Amantine to drop the baton. But the event was bittersweet for Collins. At the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships in March, he won both the 60 and 200-meter dashes. We know if we can just get the baton to him, everybody's in trouble."ĭuring the past year, Collins has emerged as one of the fastest sprinters in the world. He is the most happy, calm, congenial, nice guy you would ever meet. "Most sprinters are high strung and moody. ![]() "He is one of the most pleasant, happy individuals that I have ever been around," TCU head coach Monte Stratton said. Kim Collins is on the track, and the nation's top ranked team can now go to work. With a big heartwarming smile and friendly laugh, he jives a little with a few teammates while passing out portions of an orange. ![]() ![]() He's the last to arrive at practice, strolling in on his own Caribbean time, usually about 15 minutes late. ![]()
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