Rhasidat Adeleke has become the first Irish athlete to medal in a sprint event at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships.
Adeleke, 20, built on an outstanding start to the season by earning 400m silver at the American college indoor championships at the Convention Centre in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last night, having broken her own Irish record at the distance a fortnight ago in a time of 50.33 seconds.
Running for the University of Texas, the Tallaght AC athlete won her section of the split final in a time of 50.45, clocking an opening 200 meters of 23:07.
