Craziest Sprinter Ever (Abby Steiner Makes History)

seasons abroad in this year's track and field campaign Abby Steiner has become one of the most talented and successful

sprinter

s in the entire world since December 2021, a full month before her senior season officially began. Steiner was already throwing down some of the fastest times we had

ever

seen, how

ever

, as his season progressed, there was almost no one who could stand in his way from his record-breaking indoor campaign to his incredible season at NCAA outdoor tournament and one of the most attractive and unique World Championships of any athlete. in the world Abby Steiner has clearly made her mark in the world of drag racing and, even though she ran a total of 58 races in her senior year, more than anyone else in the world, she was still able to compete with the best in the world on the world's biggest stage in just seven months Steiner revolutionized the possibilities for a collegiate athlete and looking back at what she achieved this year

makes

her one of the most promising young prospects for future global medals now for her.

First race of this last year, we have to go back to December 2021, where she competed in a 300-meter indoor race at the University of Kentucky in the Cardinal classic, several athletes from the Southeast gathered to compete in what was supposed to. to be more of a practice meet, but Steiner apparently missed that note because she broke the NCAA record in the 300 meters with a time of 35.80 seconds. This time she now places Steiner at number six all-time for the indoor 300 and remember this. Months passed before she was supposed to be at Peak Fitness with her classic top speed and ferocious finish down the stretch.

Steiner was clearly ready to run very, very fast and when her 2022 indoor season finally arrived, it was evident that she was going to be very difficult to beat after setting the track on fire with her 35.80 300 meter record. Steiner opened her indoor 200 meter campaign with another collegiate record of 22.37 seconds, surpassing her own indoor record she had previously set at 22.38 at Clemson Indoor Stadium. At the February 12 Invitational, Steiner made winning look remarkably easy in this race, as she took the lead by a comfortable margin in 22:37 and now had the two fastest times in Collegiate

history

in the 200 under ceiling. her dominance as the 2022 season unfolded, however, her record-breaking performances were just beginning at this year's SEC Indoor Championships.

Steiner was ready to face off against LSU's Opheli, one of the most promising young

sprinter

s in the NCAA rankings, but with one of the most amazing performances in Collegiate

history

Steiner was simply unstoppable here, as he lost a time of 22.08 seconds, which was a huge collegiate record, a huge American record and now ranked number two all-time in the women's indoor 200, behind only Merlin ADI of Jamaica. This victory was so convincing that the NCAA championships just two weeks later were something of a formality and again Steiner went out to win this championship in 22.16 seconds, once again dominating the competition on the all-time list of 200 meter races.

NCAA Women's Indoor. Steiner now holds the top four positions and among the top 12 times ever run in this event, Steiner takes seven of those times, more than half of this list that covers some of the most talented athletes in sprint history, if ever There was a chart showing Steiner's relentless dominance in In the Collegiate rankings, this would be it with her amazing turns, solid starting skills and extraordinary sprint strength, she practically owned this event in her senior year and although it was impressive Over the next few months, Steiner would once again demonstrate his dominance in the outdoor season.

During the first months of this year's outdoor campaign, Steiner was unchallenged at virtually any race distance; In fact, from April 2 to May 13 he won 12 consecutive races in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the 4 by 100 meter relay and the 4 by 400 meter relay. On April 9 he broke the barrier of the 11 seconds for the first time in the 100 meters winning in a very impressive way on a professional field. This race was quite surprising as she showed off her incredible top speed during the second half and with a time of 10.92, she became one of the few collegiate athletes to break the 11 second barrier after this race. impressive performance.

Steiner continued his undefeated run to the SEC Outdoor Championships and coming into this event he had to compete against the new collegiate outdoor record holder in the 200. favor opheli of LSU on April 15, opheli recorded an incredible time of 21.96 seconds, breaking the university record and becoming the first female athlete in university history to beat 22 seconds in the 200. with this new personal best. Opheli entered this year's SEC Championships with very high expectations and with two of the best races of her season she won the 100 and 200 meters beating Steiner in 10.93 and beating Steiner again in the 200 in 22.04 . Both races were very impressive. of Steiner and Opheli, however, just hours after the 200-meter final, Steiner returned to the track in the 4 by 400-meter relay and put on one of the

craziest

performances in relay history as he received the baton, the University of Kentucky only came in third place. about 10 to 15 meters behind the two front athletes, but with unwavering determination and incredible focus, he somehow trapped both athletes in front, now putting Kentucky firmly in the lead, this relay split was pretty epic and this type of comeback rarely occurs and with a relay division.

With 48.77 seconds he moved his team from third place to first and while this was quite notable, what might be even more impressive is the fact that this split time came after competing in the 100 meters, the 200 meters and the 4 by 100 meter relay. that Abby Steiner ran a total of six races in just three days and capped this competition with one of the fastest relays of all time. This four by four hundred meter relay ended up being another collegiate record at 3 minutes, 21.93 seconds and with It was an incredible moment. Abby Steiner had found her name in the record books again after another NCAA record.

Steiner's next big competition was the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and why not guess what she managed to accomplish in this one? Well, if you guessed that she achieved another collegiate record, you would be right because in the 200 meter finals she quickly went crazy and won this race in 21.80 seconds, again breaking the collegiate record and winning quite comfortably over Favor Opheli in both . Steiner had become an NCAA champion in the 200 and the 4x400 relay and in the 4x4 she again posted a very impressive split time with a 48.92 in the third leg. The level of success Steiner had achieved from January through June made her an NCAA champion. one of the greatest collegiate sprinters to ever compete, and while his long, difficult season could very well have ended here, he still had two more meets on his schedule, and honestly, these two meets didn't have to happen since Collegiate Athletics has been around for a long time. and Runners compete almost every week, this type of schedule often leaves athletes very tired at this point in the season, but Abby Steiner simply has a different build and at the 2022 US national championships she returned to Break the collegiate record by placing first and 21.77 seconds and achieved this time with a headwind of negative 0.3 meters per second, this victory pushed Steiner as a potential medalist at this year's World Championships and upon arriving to the world's biggest stage just a month later, again achieved something very, very special in the 200 meter dash.

She did very well during the first two rounds with times of 22.26 and 22.15, however, upon reaching the final she only managed a time of 22.26 seconds, almost half a second slower than what she achieved at this year's National Championships. This could have been the first real time. sign of racing fatigue for Abby Steiner in 2022 and this was very understandable as she had been competing for seven consecutive months at a very high level; However, she still had two races left to enter and these two final performances were absolute Master Class examples of how to race. incredibly well in any relay on July 23 Steiner competed in the 4 by 100 meter relay against a very challenging international contingent that included Team Jamaica, who simply had to be the favorites coming into this race for this relay.

Steiner was running in the second leg and with astonishing speed. she ran a time of 9.86 seconds, the fastest time in this field and one of the fastest times ever run in a women's 4x100 meter relay. This performance was pretty crazy, but it wasn't over yet as the 4 by 400 meter final was her last race. This season, what was really special about this race was the fact that Team USA had three collegiate athletes on their team and these athletes included Talitha Diggs Britton Wilson Abby Steiner and for the anchor leg it was none other than Sydney McLaughlin, the 400 meter hurdles world record holder. starting at 50.68 seconds for almost this entire race, the US team was simply unstoppable and with 3 minutes 17.79 seconds they achieved the 8th fastest time in 4x4 history and also won this race by almost three seconds completes, another dominant victory that included Abby Steiner's preseason collegiate 300-meter record, her national indoor 200-meter record, her various NCAA outdoor season records, and her ridiculous splits at the World Championships. of this year.

Steiner proved her worth beyond a doubt in 2022, but now with another world championship season about to begin. the corner the real question is what will Abby Steiner do in 2023 thanks for watching everyone and as always until the next foreigner