EUGENE, OREGON – Tyson Gay, 24 hours after setting a new American record in the 100 meters, advanced to the finals on Sunday afternoon with a time of 9.85.

Gay has now run back-to-back solid races following Saturday’s blunder, in which the 25-year-old eased up after 90 meters, nearly costing him a bid in the Olympics.

Florida State’s Walter Dix finished second in the first semifinal heat with a time of 9.93.

In both semifinal heats, two runners were eliminated by 1/1000 of a second as Xavier Carter (10.086) edged Ivory Williams (10.087) and Michael Rodgers (10.178) clipped Wallace Spearmon (10.179)

The unusually warm weather in the Northwest (90 degrees+ all weekend) has aided the runners, with 12 of the 16 qualifiers in the 100 meters running personal bests on Saturday.

Gay and Dix will look to finish 1-2 as the finals of the 100 meters is scheduled for 4:49pm Pacific this afternoon.

(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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