UPDATE: Allen finished fifth in the finals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.31.
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OR wide receiver Devon Allen qualified for the finals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio Tuesday with a time of 13.36. Allen improved on his semifinal time in the final (13.31), but it wasn’t quite enough to get him on the medal stand as bronze went to Dimitri Bascou of France (13.24). In that event, Allen put up a personal best of 13.03, which would have been the top time of any competitors so far in Rio.
Allen’s OR football teammates were watching him race back in Eugene, cheering him on at a watch party in the football facility.
Allen was a key player as a freshman on the 2014 OR team that reached the College Football Playoff, hauling in 41 receptions for 684 yards and seven touchdowns.
Allen bounced back, was limited last football season, and then dedicated himself to an Olympic run in 2016.
However, Allen has regained his speed. It was the seventh-best time in the heats. Omar McLeod of Jamaica and Orlando Ortega of Spain finished first and second, respectively.
Allen’s speed should set up the 21-year-old for a good National Football League career if he decides to have one. In June, NFL.com even named Allen the fastest player in college football.
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In addition to making it to the Olympics, Allen won his Olympic trials race and won the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 110-meter hurdles.
