Junior sprinter Harry Adams came to Auburn as a wide receiver, but he will leave one of the fastest sprinters in Auburn track and field history.
At the Auburn Indoor Invitational in Birmingham, Adams finished the 60-meter in 6.55 seconds, the fastest time in the world so far this year.
Adams' world record finish ranks him second all-time in Auburn history, just .05 seconds behind Coby Miller's 6.50 in 2000.
"I'm really impressed with what Harry was able to do today," said coach Ralph Spry. "He's been solid for us from the beginning, but he worked hard all fall and he's looked good in practice. I thought he would be ready to run fast today.
"It was a very impressive win, and I couldn't be happier for him to get rewarded for all his hard work. I'm looking forward to seeing him get faster the rest of the season."
Adams came to Auburn in 2008 as a wide receiver.
He was recruited by former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville and switched to defensive back before leaving the team in 2009.
He then joined the track team in 2010 and earned All-America honors for his performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Adams also was a 2010 NCAA Outdoor All-America for his role on the 4x100m Relay.
For his performance in the Auburn Indoor Invitational last week, Adams was named SEC Runner of the Week and a Primetime Performer of the Week by College Sports360.
Adams is the first track athlete to earn an SEC weekly honor this season.
Even though the meet didn't have team scoring, Spry thought the team made the necessary strides in the shorter indoor season.
"I feel pretty good with what we were able to do as a whole," Spry said. "We made a big improvement over the course of one week, and that is what you want to see. It's a short indoor season, so you have to make improvements like that.
"I'm pretty pleased overall. We had a lot of big performances. This was a very competitive meet with some of the best teams in the country competing. This was a good measuring stick of where we are at as a team."
The team travels to Blacksburg, Va. for the Virginia Tech Invitational Feb. 2-3.
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