18 year old high schooler....9.98* 100!

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Impressive 100 and 200…

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matthew-boling-100m-teen-nicknamed-white-lightning-runs-100-meter-dash-in-9-98-seconds/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=66753696&fbclid=IwAR2LUsZ38xAYCGFN9yvfht2wq8yXOedWV39yfJwMqoX-eK14u2wEC4e8nAQ

"“New PR and 100m high school record all conditions, 9.98,” he wrote. The tweet received more than 11,000 retweets and several people responded with the hashtag #WhiteLightning.
The Houston Chronicle reported that a 4.2 mph wind means Boling’s time will not officially count as a national record but it shattered Jesuit College Prep’s school record. "

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His dad seemed to agree. “I would love to be able to claim that it’s genetic – but he just has a work ethic that I’ve never seen from anybody,” Mark Boling said.

Ummmm, no, sorry, dad…you don’t “hard-work” your way to 9.98/100 in high school. But I digress…amazing story!

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Damn 2nd and 3rd kids are not even close.

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And he had a “slow” start too!

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And he had a “slow” start too!

Yea; that was what really impressed me. A la the “bolt”, accelerated later. It was shocking how he walked away from the halfway point…

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he is ridiculously talented. but it’s not a school record or any kind of record. it’s more than twice the legal wind limit. however…

his legal times are:

10.22
20.58
46.15
26’ 3 1/2"

he has also apparently high jumped 6’7". and all of that makes him the best sprinter/jumper to come along in a long, long, long time.

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he is ridiculously talented. but it’s not a school record or any kind of record. it’s more than twice the legal wind limit. however…

his legal times are:

10.22
20.58
46.15
26’ 3 1/2"

he has also apparently high jumped 6’7". and all of that makes him the best sprinter/jumper to come along in a long, long, long time.

Agreed. Hope they mentor him well. The way he pulled away from some pretty good competition was damn impressive.

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His dad seemed to agree. “I would love to be able to claim that it’s genetic – but he just has a work ethic that I’ve never seen from anybody,” Mark Boling said.

Ummmm, no, sorry, dad…you don’t “hard-work” your way to 9.98/100 in high school.
Hard work was likely involved, but it’s an awkward humblebrag regardless.

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17 year old here has run 10.30 but may end up playing another sport.

Can run 10.30 but other sports may be more attractive?