American track and field athlete
Kenzo Cotton (born May 13, 1996) is an American sprinter .[ 1] Cotton competed in the boy's 100 meters at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics . Cotton is 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 4x100 m champion, a 19-time NCAA Division I All-American and Southeastern Conference champion. Cotton won two Junior Olympic Championship titles, and won two USA (U 18) titles.
Career
Cotton is a 2 time Junior Olympic Champion, and won 2 USA (U 18) titles.
NCAA
Cotton is 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 4x100 m champion, a 19-time NCAA Division I All-American and Southeastern Conference champion.[ 10]
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Early life and prep
Cotton won 2014 Nebraska Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year .
Cotton won 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year .
Cotton graduated from Papillion La Vista High School c/o 2014 as a 8-time outdoor track and field NSAA state champion with high school personal best times of 21.30 (200 meters) and 47.66 (400 meters) which were Nebraska state records.
Cotton also held a personal best long jump of 20' 11.5.
Representing Papillion La Vista High School
Nebraska State Activities Association A state championship
Year
Outdoor Track
2014
1st in the 200 m (21.91)
1st in the 400 m (47.66)
2013
1st in the 100 m (10.41)
1st in the 200 m (21.54)
1st in the 4x100 m (41.40)
8th in the 4x400 m (3:26.36)
2012
1st in the 100 m (10.40)
1st in the 200 m (21.30)
6th in the 4x100 m (42.77)
9th in the 4x400 m (3:26.60)
2011
3rd in the 100 m (10.97)
1st in the 200 m (21.77)
8th in the 4x100 m (43.86)
Year
Indoor Track
2013
1st in the 55 m (6.5)
2012
1st in the 60 m (6.31)
1st in the 200 m (22.90)
6th in the long jump (20' 11.5)
2011
6th in the 60 m (7.08)
In 2014, Cotton placed 1st in the 200 m (21.91) and 1st in the 400 m (47.66) at Nebraska State Activities Association A state meet.
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References
^ "Kenzo Cotton IAAF profile" . IAAF . Retrieved February 16, 2019 .
^ "2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics 100 m semifinal" . iaaf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - 400 m women" . usatf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - 400 m women" . usatf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "2016 United States Olympic Trials" . usatf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "2013 US World Youth Trials Results - 100 m men" . usatf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "2013 US World Youth Trials Results - 200 m men" . usatf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "2012 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships Results - 100 m 200 m young men" . usatf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships Results - 100 m 200 m Intermediate Boys" . usatf.org . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "Hogs in high Cotton with sprinter" . WholeHogSports. Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ "Kenzo Cotton Arkansas Razorback Track & Field Results" . TFRRS. Retrieved February 16, 2019 .
^ "Kenzo Cotton Track & Field Profile - Papillion La Vista High School - Track and Field Results" . Athletic.net. Retrieved February 16, 2019 .
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