| Kenzo Cotton | |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | La Vista, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Height: | 1.88abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Sport: | Sprinting |
| Event: | 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres |
| Collegeteam: | Arkansas Razorbacks track and field |
| Club: | Arkansas Track Club |
| Turnedpro: | 2018 |
| Pb: | 100m: 9.96 w (Austin, Tx 2018) 200m: 20.20 w (Austin, Tx 2017) 400m: 47.26 (Fayetteville, Ark 2015) |
Kenzo Cotton (born May 13, 1996) is an American sprinter.[1] Cotton competed in the boy's 100 meters at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. Cotton is 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 4x100 m champion, a 19-time NCAA Division I All-American and Southeastern Conference champion. Cotton won two Junior Olympic Championship titles, and won two USA (U 18) titles.
Cotton is a 2 time Junior Olympic Champion, and won 2 USA (U 18) titles.
| IAAF Championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2013 World Youth Championships | RSC Olimpiyskiy Donetsk, Ukraine | 24th place | 100 meters | 12.35[2] | ||||
| USATF Championships | |||||||||
| Rowspan=2 | 2018 | Rowspan=2 | 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[3] | Rowspan=2 | Drake University | 9th place | 100 metres | 10.14 | |
| 5th place | 200 metres | 20.817 | |||||||
| Rowspan=2 | 2017 | Rowspan=2 | 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[4] | Rowspan=2 | Sacramento State University | 18th place | 100 metres | 10.18 | |
| 8th place | 200 metres | 20.78 | |||||||
| Rowspan=2 | 2016 | Rowspan=2 | 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)[5] | Rowspan=2 | University of Oregon | 14th place | 100 metres | 10.11 | |
| 10th place | 200 metres | 20.43 | |||||||
| Rowspan=2 | 2013 | Rowspan=2 | US World Youth Trials[6] [7] | Rowspan=2 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | bgcolor=gold | 1st place | 100 metres | 10.69 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st place | 200 metres | 21.26 | ||||||
| Rowspan=2 | 2012 | Rowspan=2 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships[8] | Rowspan=2 | Hughes Stadium (Morgan State) | bgcolor=gold | 1st place | 100 metres | 10.71 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st place | 200 metres | 21.27 | ||||||
| Rowspan=2 | 2011 | Rowspan=2 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships[9] | Rowspan=2 | Wichita State University | 3rd place | 100 metres | 10.87 | |
| 3rd place | 200 metres | 22.15 | |||||||
Cotton is 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 4x100 m champion, a 19-time NCAA Division I All-American and Southeastern Conference champion.[10]
| Representing University of Arkansas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Year | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championship | NCAA Indoor track and field Championship | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship | ||
| Rowspan=4 | 2018 Senior | bgcolor=gold | 60 m - 6.59 - 1st | 100 m - 10.24 - 7th | 100 m - 10.14 - 13th | |
| bgcolor=silver | 200 m - 20.61 - 2nd | 200 m - 25.46 - 8th | 200 m - 20.73 - 7th | |||
| bgcolor=silver | 4x100 m - 38.76 - 2nd | |||||
| 4x400 m - 3:04.53 - 6th | ||||||
| Rowspan=3 | 2017 Junior | 60 m - 6.67 - 3rd | 100 m - 10.23 - 4th | 100 m - 10.11 - 10th | ||
| 200 m - 20.65 - 4th | 200 m - 20.81 - 9th | 200 m - 20.52 - 12th | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 4x100 m - 39.02 - 2nd | 4x100 m - 38.82 - 7th | ||||
| Rowspan=4 | 2016 Sophomore | 60 m - 6.63 - 3rd | 100 m - 10.28 - 5th | 100 m - 10.35 - 7th | ||
| 200 m - 20.66 - 4th | 200 m - 21.06 - 21st | 200 m - 20.55 - 5th | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 4x100 m - 38.96 - 2nd | 4x100 m - 38.49 - 3rd | ||||
| Rowspan=5 | 2015 Freshman | 100 m - 10.32 - 11th | ||||
| 200 m - 21.19 - 8th | 200 m - 20.84 - 5th | |||||
| 4x100 m - 39.12 - 5th | bgcolor=gold | 4x100 m - 38.47 - 1st | ||||
| 4x400 m - 3:10.89 - 7th | 4x400 m - 3:08.64 - 8th | 4x400 m - 3:05.91 - 6th | ||||
Cotton won 2014 Nebraska Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year.
Cotton won 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year.
Cotton graduated from Papillion La Vista High School c/o 2014 as a 8-time outdoor track and field NSAA state champion with high school personal best times of 21.30 (200 meters) and 47.66 (400 meters) which were Nebraska state records.
Cotton also held a personal best long jump of 20' 11.5.
| Nebraska State Activities Association A state championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Outdoor Track | |||||
| Rowspan=2 | 2014 | bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 200 m (21.91) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 400 m (47.66) | |||||
| Rowspan=4 | 2013 | bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 100 m (10.41) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 200 m (21.54) | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 4x100 m (41.40) | |||||
| 8th in the 4x400 m (3:26.36) | ||||||
| Rowspan=4 | 2012 | bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 100 m (10.40) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 200 m (21.30) | |||||
| 6th in the 4x100 m (42.77) | ||||||
| 9th in the 4x400 m (3:26.60) | ||||||
| Rowspan=3 | 2011 | 3rd in the 100 m (10.97) | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 200 m (21.77) | |||||
| 8th in the 4x100 m (43.86) | ||||||
| Year | Indoor Track | |||||
| 2013 | bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 55 m (6.5) | ||||
| Rowspan=3 | 2012 | bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 60 m (6.31) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st in the 200 m (22.90) | |||||
| 6th in the long jump (20' 11.5) | ||||||
| 2011 | 6th in the 60 m (7.08) | |||||
In 2014, Cotton placed 1st in the 200 m (21.91) and 1st in the 400 m (47.66) at Nebraska State Activities Association A state meet.