Kenzo_Cotton
Kenzo Cotton
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.
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-05-13) May 13, 1996 (age 28) La Vista, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Arkansas Razorbacks track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Arkansas Track Club | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.96 w (Austin, Tx 2018) 200m: 20.20 w (Austin, Tx 2017) 400m: 47.26 (Fayetteville, Ark 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cotton is a 2 time Junior Olympic Champion, and won 2 USA (U 18) titles.
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]
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 | ||||||
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| 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.
- "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.
- Kenzo Cotton on Twitter
- Kenzo Cotton at World Athletics
- Kenzo Cotton at Arkansas Razorbacks
- Kenzo Cotton – Arkansas Razorbacks profile at TFRRS
- Kenzo Cotton football recruiting profile at ncsasports.org
