William Snoddy

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William Snoddy (born December 6, 1957) [1] is a former sprinter from the United States. He achieved most success in the 200-meter dash where he was NCAA champion in 1977.

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In 1978, Snoddy ran the 100-meter dash in a heavily wind-assisted time of 9.87 seconds – then the fastest time ever recorded for a 100 m race. The wind speed was recorded at 25 mph.

Track career

Snoddy was a star sprinter at Nathan Hale High School setting a state age record in the 220 y dash of 21.0 s, [2] and won two state championships at the distance in consecutive years, 1975 and 1976. [3] Snoddy attended the University of Oklahoma. [4] As a college freshman, Snoddy became NCAA champion (US collegiate champion) in 1977 over 200 m. He recorded a winning time of 20.48 s, then a low-altitude meeting record, at Champaign, Illinois on June 4. The following year, as a college sophomore, he was second, recording a time of 20.28 s at the meeting in Eugene, Oregon on June 3. [5] On 1 April 1978, at a meet in Dallas, Texas, Snoddy ran 100 m in the wind-assisted time of 9.87 s then the fastest time ever recorded for a 100 m race. [6] [note 1] He also won Indoor College Conference titles at 300 yards in 1977 and 1978., [7] setting the University of Oklahoma record of 29.47 s in 1978. [8] Snoddy returned to run track again in the 1980s after a hiatus. He achieved some moderate success - in 1987 he won the New Year Sprint race (110 m handicap race) in Scotland. [9] [10]

Later life

Snoddy left college early after two years and joined the United States Navy. [4]

He later worked as a water supervisor for the city of Houston and in airport security for TSA, the airport-security organization. [4]

Rankings

Snoddy was ranked in the top ten 200 m sprinters in the world in 1977 and 1978, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News . [11] [12]

200 m
YearWorld rankUS rank
19778th4th
19788th3rd

Notes

  1. ↑ The wind reading was 11.2 m/s, well in excess of the allowable wind reading for a valid record of 2.0 m/s - Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p viii.

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References

  1. ↑ William Snoddy. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-02-17.
  2. ↑ "Tulsans Nose Out City Runners". NewsOK, Ray Soldan, May 3, 1983.
  3. ↑ "Boys Track and Field, Individual State Champions". OHS Track and Field.
  4. 1 2 3 "Where are they now? William Snoddy, Running into HISTORY, OU's Snoddy won 200-meter title as a freshman" (PDF). NewsOK, Barry Tramel, June 11, 2005.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Champions--Men's 200 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  6. ↑ Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p 35.
  7. ↑ "Oklahoma Track and Field Indoor Conference Champions". Sooner Track and Field.
  8. ↑ "Oklahoma Track and Field Records" (PDF). SoonerNews.
  9. ↑ "New Year Sprint - Brief History". Frank Hanlon, www.sportingworld.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Snoddy, Bell of Scratch". The Glasgow Herald, Dec 2 1987.
  11. ↑ "World Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  12. ↑ "USA Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.
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