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Canada's Morales Williams wins men's 400 metres at NCAA track and field championships

EUGENE — Christopher Morales Williams continued his winning ways at the NCAA track and field championships. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., won the men's 400-metre race on Friday in 44.47 seconds.
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Christopher Morales Williams, of Vaughan, Ont., is seen in action for the University of Georgia during the NCAA Â鶹´«Ã½AVeastern Conference indoor championships, in Fayetteville, Ark., in a Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Georgia, Wesley Hitt. *MANDATORY CREDIT*

EUGENE — Christopher Morales Williams continued his winning ways at the NCAA track and field championships.

The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., won the men's 400-metre race on Friday in 44.47 seconds.

Morales Williams, a sophomore running for Georgia, beat Alabama's Samuel Ogazi and Florida's JeVaughn Powell.

Morales Williams already owns the Canadian record in the 400 metres.

He won the 400 at the Â鶹´«Ã½AVeastern Conference outdoor championships in 44.05 seconds on May 11.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2024.

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