TOD
LONG
Every race is a
declaration of dominance.
Some athletes run the 200. Tod Long owned it.
World Ranked
World Ranking
THE MEDALS
DON'T LIE.
200m.org is Tod Long's dedicated athletic-history site, documenting his world and national sprint championships, University of Oklahoma track and field career, and masters achievements. Two world championships in a single year. A career defined by competing at the highest level and delivering when the stakes were absolute. From the curved track to the straight, Tod Long's record stands on its own.
- Nike Athlete — Competed under the Nike banner at the height of his career
- Triple threat — World-ranked in the 100m, 200m, and 400m simultaneously. One of the rarest profiles in sprint history.
- USATF Top 100 all-time — USATF's combined points system ranks sprinters across the 100m, 200m, and 400m together. At his peak Tod ranked inside the top 20 in history by that measure. As younger athletes began competing across all three events and posting elite times, that ranking has moved to top 100 all-time. The bar moved. The times didn't.
- Still competing — Masters championships in 2013, two decades after the world stage
- The full range — From the explosive 100m to the grueling 400m, with championships across all three. The sprint spectrum, mastered.
Track & Field career
selections
selections
1995 — same season
BOOMER.
SOONER.
CHAMPION.
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Jan 1989First Step on a TrackTod Long runs competitively for the first time in January 1989. Within months, the results would be historic. What took most sprinters years to build, he built in a single season.
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Apr 1989Signs Letter of Intent — University of OklahomaOn the first day of the signing period in April 1989, Tod Long commits to the Sooners. OU doesn't wait — and neither does he.
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May 1989Oklahoma State Champion — 100m · 200m · 400m RelayFour months after running his first competitive race, Tod Long graduates as Oklahoma State Champion in the 100m, 200m, and 400m relay — and is named Oklahoma Track & Field Athlete of the Year. In his entire senior season, he finished 2nd only twice in the 100m and twice in the 200m. Every other race: gold.
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Aug 1989Arrives at OU — Norman, OklahomaThe state's best sprinter arrives in Norman. The Sooners track program is a powerhouse. The expectations are high. He meets them immediately.
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1990–92All-Conference Dominance BeginsMultiple Big Eight All-Conference selections begin stacking. Long is a weapon in both short and intermediate relay events — the 4×100 and the 4×400. Conference golds follow.
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1992NCAA Bronze — 4×100m RelayThe Sooners 4×100m relay team earns a bronze medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. National podium. The country is watching.
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1993Senior Season — Seven Conference TitlesThe most decorated season of his collegiate career. Big Eight individual titles in the 200m (indoor) and 400m (outdoor). Relay golds in the outdoor 4×100m and 4×400m — plus the 4×400m indoor. His final year at OU produced five conference championships alone, capping 22 total Big Eight All-Conference selections. Six-time NCAA All-American.
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1995The World StageTwo years after OU, Tod Long wins at the World Indoor Championships (4×400m relay) and USA Indoor Championships (200m) in the same year. The college training paid every dividend.
STILL
WINNING.
Nearly two decades after the World Indoor Championships, Tod Long returned to competition at the Masters level — and delivered the same result. Gold medals. World titles. The same fire.
The spikes never stopped being sharp.
The 100m is pure fast-twitch. No corrections, no strategy, no second chances. You either have it or you don't. Tod had it — competitive at the world level, USA Masters champion, and a key pillar of the combined sprint profile that once placed him inside the top 20 in USATF history.
100m · USA Masters Champion · Triple Threat PillarThe 200m is the most technically demanding sprint. Enter the curve at absolute velocity, hold form through the physics trying to destroy it, then unload everything on the straight. Tod Long was world-ranked, a USA Indoor champion, and one of the most complete 200m sprinters of his era.
200m · USA Indoor Champion · 1995USATF ranks sprinters on a combined points system — 100m, 200m, and 400m times weighted together into a single score measuring a sprinter's full capability across all three events. At his peak, Tod Long ranked inside the top 20 in USATF history by this measure. As the triple-threat profile became more common among younger athletes posting elite times across all three distances, that ranking has moved to top 100 all-time. The bar moved. The times didn't.
400m · Top 100 All-Time · USATF Combined Ranking
THE RACE
IS STILL ON.
Track, business, or both — reach out.