{"id":26916,"date":"2023-01-19T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T11:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/?p=26916"},"modified":"2024-02-13T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:50:28","slug":"best-college-tf-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/insights-fun-more-english\/best-college-tf-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Best College track & field Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It is no coincidence that 42 track and field medals (including 17 gold!) were won by\n(former) student-athletes at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. College track and field raised\nmany top athletes and is a perfect steppingstone to the top of the sports world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you want to know who these top athletes are and which universities they studied at? Continue reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We start with one of the most successful and jolly Dutch sprinters ever, Churandy Martina. This cheerful sprinter from Curacao was a member of the track and field team at the University of Texas, El Paso. Churandy broke the magical 10 second barrier in the 100m for the first time as a student athlete. The milestone was proof to him that he had the potential to play a role as an international athlete. This childhood dream came true and Churandy can look back on a successful career. He participated in five Olympic Games, won three gold European Championship medals, and is the Dutch record holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m, and 4x100m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besided Martina, here follows more Dutch pride, Susan Krumins. In America better known as \u2018Susan Koiken\u2019, as this was her name at that time when she studied at Florida State University. Susan is a middle to long distance runner. From 2006 to 2009, she ran for FSU and won two individual NCAA titles (1500-3000m) in four years, and noted top 3 finishes at NCAA XC Nationals in 2007-2009. After graduating, Susan signed a contract with Nike and had great success as a professional runner. She competed twice in the Olympics and rewarded herself with a silver medal in the 10,000m at the European in Berlin. She ran the race of her life, crossing the finish line barely standing. After this heroic performance, she had gotten the nickname \u201cdying swan\u201d. Check out the race<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n