Arkansas State’s Jaylen Bacon capped o his incredible junior season by assisting team USA to a silver medal at the World Championship this summer.
Bacon, five-time Sun Belt champion, initially qualified for the relay team in June by finishing fourth place in the 100m dash with a time of 10.10 at the USA Outdoor Championship.
In order to qualify for the World Championship the runner must capture a time that falls in the top six. Bacon missed individual qualifications by one spot.
Team USA posted a 4x100m time of 37.52 with the host Great Britain winning the race with a time of 37.