Stagg Field, Chicago, IL, June 19–20, 1936
Ohio State's Jesse Owens prepared for Berlin 1936 by taking on a heavy workload at the NCAA Championships. The 220y hurdles on straight were won with a meet record of 23.1. Kentucky's Ben Willis initially led up to the 150-meter mark but ultimately fell to third place.
Next, Owens moved to the long jump. His leap struck the oak board, and the tape measure unrolled to a mark that converts to 7.89 (25-10½).
To cap off the afternoon, Owens clocked the 100 m dash with an official world record of 10.2, breaking into a new tenth-of-a-second threshold for the first time.