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Trudgeon breaks 100 dash record, Speedboys win Bracket

By JASON JUNO

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BESSEMER --- Bessemer’s Tommy Trudgeon put his name in one record book Thursday and he’s hoping to rewrite a couple more before his senior season is finished.

His time of 11.60 seconds was the fastest 100-meter dash in the history of Bessemer’s Marcy Bracket Invitational.

“It was on my radar,” Trudgeon said. “I still got the school record to beat.”

The old record was 11.62 seconds, set by South Shore-Washburn’s Brett Bulovsky in 2014.

“It’s awesome, I am so happy for him,” Bessemer coach Valerie Aijala said.

The school record he’s referring to is 11.27 s...