. 9 3   seconds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁was ▁a ▁world - le ader ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁was ▁just ▁ 0 . 0 1 ▁behind ▁A to ▁B old on ' s ▁NCAA ▁record . ▁For ▁these ▁accomplish ments , ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁named ▁US AT F ' s ▁Ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁Week . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁ath lete , ▁he ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁batt ling ▁a ▁ham string ▁injury . ▁However , ▁he ▁returned ▁in ▁April ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁third ▁ 2 0 0   m ▁NCAA ▁out door ▁title , ▁while ▁placing ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   m . ▁Although ▁his ▁personal ▁best s ▁rival led ▁those ▁of ▁top ▁professional ▁athlet es , ▁D ix ▁decided ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁degree ▁in ▁social ▁science ▁at ▁F SU , ▁as ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁there after . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁college ▁career , ▁D ix ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁ath lete ▁to ▁win ▁three ▁NCAA ▁ 2 0 0   m ▁out door ▁titles ▁( after ▁Ralph ▁Met cal fe ) ▁and , ▁with ▁six ▁out door ▁NCAA ▁titles , ▁he ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁joint ▁third ▁on ▁all - time ▁list . ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁finished ▁with ▁two ▁ind oor ▁titles ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁All - American ▁hon