Traffic Magazine For Men Spring 2014 | Page 64

He was dangerously close to quitting the sport before meeting his current coach, Darryl Woodson, while ordering a hot dog at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships, who convinced him they should work together. 2 Time mike rodgers The close of the 2013 season found Rodgers trailing behind only Olympic champions and all-time greats Usain Bolt and Justin Gaitlin on the world 100m rankings. In 2011, Rodgers ran a personal best time at the meet and was the second fastest by an American that year. M ichael Rodgers enters the 2014 season with complete focus on achieving greatness in his indoor and outdoor track season. Currently ranked 3rd in the world, Rodgers has ran personal best times and is considered one of the fastest Americans. In 2009, he successfully challenged a field 64 TrafficMagazine/ Spring, 2014 Two-time USA Indoor 60m champion - 2008 (6.54); 2011 (6.46) 4 Time Four-time NAIA champion 2009 • 2009 USA Outdoor 100m champion (9.91w) that included former world record holder, Asafa Powell of Jamaica. Rodgers has won Indoor and Outdoor Championships throughout his career and owned the top 60m time in the world in 2011. His personal best of 9.85 is tied for 5th on the all-time U.S. list.