Whitfield set U.S. records at 400 m and 440 y and three world records -- two at 880 y ( 1 : 49.2 and 1 : 48.6 ) and one at 1,000 m ( 2 : 20.8 ) .
Whitfield was an Ohio State Buckeye .
Whitfield , who was an Ohio State Buckeye , set U.S. records at 400 m and 440 y and three world records -- two at 880 y ( 1 : 49.2 and 1 : 48.6 ) and one at 1,000 m ( 2 : 20.8 ) .