▁a ▁b aton ▁pass , ▁causing ▁the ▁American ▁team ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁and ▁spo iling ▁any ▁chance ▁of ▁D ix ▁receiving ▁a ▁relay ▁medal . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁Olympics ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁American ▁spr inter ▁to ▁medal ▁in ▁two ▁individual ▁events . ▁D ix ▁closed ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁two ▁sub - 1 0 ▁second ▁runs ▁at ▁the ▁Welt k lasse ▁and ▁Athlet iss ima ▁meet ings , ▁finishing ▁second ▁to ▁a ▁J ama ican ▁on ▁both ▁occasions ▁( B olt ▁and ▁As af a ▁Pow ell ). ▁ ▁Low - key ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁D ix ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁world - leading ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 0 0   seconds ▁in ▁T alla has see ▁in ▁April . ▁He ▁also ▁set ▁a ▁world - leading ▁relay ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 7 . 9 2   seconds ▁with ▁Tra vis ▁Pad get t , ▁Sh awn ▁C raw ford ▁and ▁Dar vis ▁Pat ton ▁at ▁the ▁P enn ▁Rel ays . ▁However , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁maintain ▁this ▁strong ▁form ▁through ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Co ach ▁Ted dy ▁Long ▁planned ▁to ▁improve ▁D ix ' s ▁start ▁and ▁acceleration ▁in ▁his ▁races , ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁part ed ▁company ▁in ▁April . ▁He ▁placed ▁third ▁behind ▁Michael ▁Rod gers ▁and ▁As af a ▁Pow ell ▁at ▁the ▁Pref ont aine ▁Classic ▁but , ▁unus ually , ▁this ▁proved ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highlight s