[su_spacer size=”20″] Former Bulldog Jarryd Wallace captured the men’s 100-meter dash at the Parpan American Games Tuesday in Toronto with a world record time of 10.71.[su_spacer size=”40″] Only a handful of racers have broken the 11-second barrier this season in the T44 classification, and Wallace’s previous best was 10.92 at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletic Grand Prix event in Arizona. Then, fellow American Richard Browne ran a 10.78 at the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field National Championships in June while Wallace finished second at 10.96. Brown set the world record of 10.75 two years ago until Wallace established a new mark.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Day 4 | Athletics | Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games
[su_spacer size=”40″] Currently, Wallace trains under Bulldog head coach Petros Kyprianou at the Spec Towns Track in Athens. Up next, Wallace will prepare for the IPC World Championships held in Doha, Qatar in October. He is the defending champion in the 200. This season, he has been focusing on the 100.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Wallace, a former state-ranked athlete in both track and tennis at Oconee County High School, signed a track scholarship with the Bulldogs in 2007. However, due to compartment syndrome in his right leg and subsequent surgeries, he was never able to compete. In February of 2010, he made the decision to have his leg amputated with the goal of not just being able to run again but to compete one day as a Paralympian.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Wallace competed for the United States at the 2012 London Paralympics and was part of the gold-medal winning relay team at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France. He is the son of Jeff and Sabina Wallace. Jeff is the head women’s tennis coach at UGA while Sabina is a former All-SEC distance runner for the Bulldogs.
[su_spacer size=”40″] For more on Jarryd Wallace, check out his website at www.aleginfaith.com.