PORTLAND, Ore. - Former Baylor track and field student-athlete Trayvon Bromell won a gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday at the Portland Convention Center.

The New Balance professional electrified a sold-out crowd by becoming the first US athlete to claim the men's world indoor 60-meter title in six years with a personal best of 6.47.

Bromell, who almost didn't make it through to the final at last weekend's US Indoor Championships after finishing fourth in his semifinal, was the first man out of the blocks in lane three and maintained his lead throughout to prevail over Jamaica's Asafa Powell (6.50) and Ramon Gittens of Barbados (6.51).

Bromell advanced through two rounds of qualifying, winning both his opening heat (6.57) and semifinal (6.53) Friday.

The medal is Bromell's second individual one on the world stage as he placed third in the 100-meter dash at the 2015 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Beijing.

Bromell ran at Baylor collegiately for two years and still trains in Waco under Baylor sprints coach Michael Ford, while also still working towards his degree at BU. All told, Bromell won two NCAA individual titles and five Big 12 titles in his time at Baylor. He garnered four NCAA All-American performances and 10 All-Big 12 accolades.

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