9.98 High School 100M

[80sClone]

Dang. Kid even stumbled a few steps into the race. He's like Bolt. Never stops gaining speed.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article229849069.html

 

[Gonzo]

Ok I'll say it... the white kid?

Wasn't expecting that. Unreal. He ran a 9.98, Bolt's world record is 9.58.

 

[CyArob]

That's insane, even if it was wind aided

 

[cyclone101]

While still impressive, it was wind aided.

 

[cmjh10]

Meh, that was nothing back in my prime....

 

[cyclonedave25]

Looks like the wind was +4.2, over double the legal limit for the record to be official.
I think the bigger question is if it was hand timed or FAT. With them running the opposite direction, I assume its hand timed because I doubt they have a finish line camera down on the other end of the track.
Assuming hand timed, the converted FAT would be 10.22.
Converted to the largest legal wind aided time (+2.0) and it would be 10.31.
Converted to zero wind and its 10.40.

Don’t get me wrong, its incredibly fast regardless, but if you want to compare his time to Usain Bolt, at least keep the measurables the same. This kid is still blazing fast as his previous, legal personal best was 10.22.
Lets not forget, Adam Haluska has the Iowa HS record at 10.1, hand timed, with a gail force wind at his back.

 

[80sClone]

Looks like the wind was +4.2, over double the legal limit for the record to be official.
I think the bigger question is if it was hand timed or FAT. With them running the opposite direction, I assume its hand timed because I doubt they have a finish line camera down on the other end of the track.
Assuming hand timed, the converted FAT would be 10.22.
Converted to the largest legal wind aided time (+2.0) and it would be 10.31.
Converted to zero wind and its 10.40.

Don’t get me wrong, its incredibly fast regardless, but if you want to compare his time to Usain Bolt, at least keep the measurables the same. This kid is still blazing fast as his previous, legal personal best was 10.22.
Lets not forget, Adam Haluska has the Iowa HS record at 10.1, hand timed, with a gail force wind at his back.

Wasn't comparing his time to Bolt. I said he builds speed through the race like Bolt.

 

[Gonzo]

I agree with all the wind-aided stuff. But this is the biggest HS class in Texas. The guys he was running against had the same wind. And this kid blew them away. Impressive as hell.

 

[Knownothing]

Ok I'll say it... the white kid?

Wasn't expecting that. Unreal. He ran a 9.98, Bolt's world record is 9.58.

It’s what everyone was thinking.

It’s the all weather record. Which means thy know it was wind aided but still fast as hell

 

[mj4cy]

Amazing how his start wasn't even that great (compared to others in the race...probably still an elite starter).

 

[Cycsk]

He could be the next Mark Charter!

 

[brokenloginagain]

the twitter responses on that video clip were hilarious. "he's a gym rat, coaches kid, high track IQ, scrappy, tough, sneaky athletic, etc." LOL.

 

[BCoffClone125]

Even if it was wind aided, that was pretty damn impressive. Loved the crowd reaction when they showed the time on the video board, made me flash back to running the Drake Relays back in my HS glory days.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

the twitter responses on that video clip were hilarious. "he's a gym rat, coaches kid, high track IQ, scrappy, tough, sneaky athletic, etc." LOL.

According to other articles his nickname is "White Lightning"

 

[brokenloginagain]

he's the next kevin little.

 

[CarrollCyclone]

Looks like the wind was +4.2, over double the legal limit for the record to be official.
I think the bigger question is if it was hand timed or FAT. With them running the opposite direction, I assume its hand timed because I doubt they have a finish line camera down on the other end of the track.
Assuming hand timed, the converted FAT would be 10.22.
Converted to the largest legal wind aided time (+2.0) and it would be 10.31.
Converted to zero wind and its 10.40.

Don’t get me wrong, its incredibly fast regardless, but if you want to compare his time to Usain Bolt, at least keep the measurables the same. This kid is still blazing fast as his previous, legal personal best was 10.22.
Lets not forget, Adam Haluska has the Iowa HS record at 10.1, hand timed, with a gail force wind at his back.

I believe it was FAT

 

[motorcy90]

Looks like the wind was +4.2, over double the legal limit for the record to be official.
I think the bigger question is if it was hand timed or FAT. With them running the opposite direction, I assume its hand timed because I doubt they have a finish line camera down on the other end of the track.
Assuming hand timed, the converted FAT would be 10.22.
Converted to the largest legal wind aided time (+2.0) and it would be 10.31.
Converted to zero wind and its 10.40.

Don’t get me wrong, its incredibly fast regardless, but if you want to compare his time to Usain Bolt, at least keep the measurables the same. This kid is still blazing fast as his previous, legal personal best was 10.22.
Lets not forget, Adam Haluska has the Iowa HS record at 10.1, hand timed, with a gail force wind at his back.

if you pause it at 11 sec you see the camera on the post. most larger high schools in iowa have a finish line camera. I know every CIML meet we went to in HS they had one.

 

[cyclonedave25]

I believe it was FAT

if you pause it at 11 sec you see the camera on the post. most larger high schools in iowa have a finish line camera. I know every CIML meet we went to in HS they had one.

Wow, you are right. I assumed they wouldn’t move the camera from the actual finish line to the “start” line since they ran it backwards.

 

[ISUTex]

Ok I'll say it... the white kid?

Wasn't expecting that. Unreal. He ran a 9.98, Bolt's world record is 9.58.

It's possible. I saw a white kid run a 10.8 in the 8th grade. (down in Texas). He looked like Billy Elliott and ran with his mouth open too.

 

[80sClone]

Dang. Kid even stumbled a few steps into the race. He's like Bolt. Never stops gaining speed.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article229849069.html

UPDATE
The kid set a national record yesterday at Texas state relays. 10.13. Record stood since 1990. Also won the long jump. Amazing he hadn't run the 100 until this year his senior season.