there is one thing sprinters say they are focused on after they position themselves in the starting blocks. "Listen for the gun," says English Gardner, America's top female sprinter. "Nothing else ...

The 24-year-old sprinter left no doubts that she was ready for the moment Friday morning, bolting out the block in full steam ... in her opening heat of the women’s 100 meters.

She became just the second Panthers female sprinter to win an ACC title since Pitt joined the conference in 2013, joining Desiree Garland, also in the 400. In her first year with the Panthers ...