Fred Kerley led the first American sweep of the 100 meters at the worlds in 31 years Saturday,

Barely edging teammates Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell

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To stamp a red-white-and-blue exclamation

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Point on the first championships ever held in the United States.

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Kerley leaned at the line to finish in 9.86 seconds and beat both Bracy and Bromell by .02 seconds.

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The difference between second and third was .002.

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It marked the first American sweep at worlds since Carl Lewis,

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Leroy Burrell and Dennis Mitchell went gold-silver-bronze at the 1991 championships in Tokyo.

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