UT Austin sprinter becomes first to run 60M dash in under 7 seconds

AUSTIN, Texas - Getting over hurdles early in life pushed University of Texas at Austin sprinter Julien Alfred to strive to be the best.

"I think I grew tougher like each time. My dad passed when I was 11. I grew up in a small community, a small country, st. Lucia," said Alfred, who is also a graduate student. "I also grew up in a single parent home. And I think I seen my mom work so hard to get us what we want."

"There's a little bit of a maturation process that needs to take place," said UT track & field head coach Edrick Floreal. "You know, losing the dad. She had some injuries, setback."

Alfred came to UT Austin at 17 and is going to be 22 in June. "The final day of NCAA's, and I just…