EUGENE, Ore. -- Baylor track and field athletes Trayvon Bromell and Rachel Johnson each advanced to the next round of competition in the USATF Outdoor Championships Thursday at Hayward Field.

Bromell wowed the crowd with a wind-legal 9.84 (1.3m/s) in the opening round of the 100-meter dash to win his heat and be the second-fastest qualifier overall, behind Remontay McClain, who ran a wind-aided 9.82 (4.9m/s).

The sophomore sprinter's time pushed him into a tie with Jamaica's Asafa Powell as the second-fastest performer of the year and the third-fastest performance trailing Justin Gatlin's 9.74 and 9.75.

On the U.S. all-time lists, Bromell become the fourth-fastest U.S. performer in the 100 meters, only Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Maurice Greene have run faster times.

On the world all-time list, the St. Petersburg, Fla., native becomes the 10th-fastest performer in the event.

The time is also the fastest-ever run by a collegian, surpassing the 9.89 run by Florida State's Ngoni Makusha in 2011, LSU's Richard Thompson in 2008 and Clemson's Travis Padgett in 2008.

Bromell will now run in the 100-meter semifinals at 5:15 p.m. (7:15 p.m. CT) Friday, looking to place in the top four runners in the heat to advance to finals, which take place at 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. CT) Friday.

Johnson ran a controlled 9:48.55, the sixth-fastest time in school history, to place fourth in her heat of the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The finish pushed the BU senior in to the finals of the event, which will be run Saturday at 1:55 p.m. (3:55 p.m. CT).

Baylor's other athlete in action, Raena Rhone, opened the day by placing sixth in her heat of the 400 meters in 53.38. The senior Bear's time was 22nd-fastest on the day out of 29 runners.

OTHER NOTABLES
• Former Baylor Olympian Jeremy Wariner qualified for the 400-meter semifinals with a time of 45.74, which was fastest non-automatic qualifying time. Wariner finished third in the fifth heat.
• Former Baylor All-American Marcus Boyd finished 30th in the 400 meters. Boyd ran a 46.77, which was the seventh-fastest time in the third heat.

STAT OF THE DAY
.04 -- the improvement for Bromell in the 100-meter over his previous personal-best of 9.88

WHAT'S NEXT
Trayvon Bromell will run in the semifinals of the 100 meters Friday at 5:15 p.m. (7:15 p.m. CT). Tiffani McReynolds is scheduled to open her run at the USA Championships Friday as she takes part in the first round of the 100-meter hurdles at 7:30 p.m. CT. McReynolds is trying to return from a leg injury that she suffered at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships. Most of Friday's action (start til 9 p.m. CT) will be streamed live on USATF.tv, while NBC Sports Network will have 9-11 p.m. CT coverage.

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COMPLETE BAYLOR RESULTS
Q = qualified for next round of event
100 Meters
Men
2. Trayvon Bromell (SO) -- 9.84Q (3rd-fastest performance of 2015, fastest-time by a collegian ever, fourth-best US performer ever, 10th-best world performer ever)

400 Meters
Women
22. Raena Rhone (SR) -- 53.38

3,000 Steeplechase
Women
8. Rachel Johnson (SR) - 9:48.55Q (sixth-fastest time in school history)