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Photo of Melique Garcia at 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon

Former Cortland Sprinter Melique Garcia '15 Competes at World Athletics Championships

Former Cortland standout sprinter Melique Garcia '15 competed in the 100-meter dash as a representative of Honduras at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon on July 15.

Garcia advanced past the preliminary round with a time of 10.70 seconds before being eliminated in the next round after he finished in 10.88 seconds. Garcia, a native of Watervliet, N.Y., was one of 71 competitors in the event.

At Cortland, Garcia competed for three seasons from 2012-15. He was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American indoors in the 200-meter dash (national runner-up in 2015 and fourth place in 2014) and an All-American in the 100-meter dash in 2015 (fourth place). He also qualified twice for nationals in the 60-meter dash indoors and was a five-time outdoor national qualifier (100-meter dash in 2013, 2014 and 2015; 200-meter dash in 2014 and 2015). He was selected to the SUNYAC Men's Track and Field All-Decade team (2010-19).

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