Alabama sprinter wins national championship

Alabama sprinter wins national championship

Alabama runner Samuel Ogazi ran the 400-meter dash in 44.84 seconds to win gold and a national championship Friday in the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. The next closest runner, William Jones of Southern Cal, finished with a time of 45.53 seconds. Jordan Pierre of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (45.75), DeSean Boyce of Texas Tech (45.78) and Joseph Taylor of Duke (45.83) rounded out the top five. The only other SEC runner in the top 9 was Texa…