Sometimes sport produces scripts better than a movie writer ever could, and that was certainly the case at the 2018 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.
The destination of the women’s NCAA team title would be decided by the final event, the 4x400m relay, and while the University of Southern California (USC) were still in with a chance, they were lagging behind going into the final leg.
Could Kendall Ellis close the seemingly insurmountable lead Purdue had built up?
You gotta see this! #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/vT2sSrKkIR
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 10, 2018
Ellis ran her team’s final leg in a scintillating 50.05 seconds, ensuring USC won the race by 0.07 seconds, and the NCAA team title by a point.
I still cannot believe this. That was amazing!
— Mike Keith (@econmikekeith) June 10, 2018
The kinda win that brings tears and smiles. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/lsR2hlEuoN
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) June 10, 2018
It was the USC programme’s second NCAA team title, and almost certainly the most dramatic victory they will ever record.