Marcus Lawler became the third-fastest Irishman ever over 100m when he ran 10.30 in Regensburg, Germany on Sunday.
It's the fastest time by an Irish sprinter since Jason Smyth's 10.22 six years ago.
The Carlow man ranks behind Smyth's mark and Irish record holder Paul Hession's 10.18 on the all-time Irish list.
22-year-old Lawler's previous best was the 10.38 which he ran four years ago.
On the day, Lawler also ran 20.76 for the 200m. Though, it was not enough to better his own PB of 20.74.
After the race, Lawler wrote on Instagram:
20.76 (0.0) and 10.30 (0.7) today in Germany. Both World University Games standards and the 100m a National u23 record. Excited for an opportunity to represent IT Carlow on the World stage. I am grateful for all the support I receive.
Last week, Lawler ran 10.27 for the 100m in Salamanca. However, it was 0.1 m/s over the legal wind limit of 2.0 m/s.
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