An unbelievable performance by Maurice Gleaton, 18, in the wind-legal 100-meter dash was 9.98 seconds. It was an awakening shock in the world of track and field. The time ranks second in high school history, and that is enough reason for the internet to go berserk. The star man with that crazy stat was Travis Miller on Twitter, and chaos ensued in the replies.
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“For starters, what do we mean by ‘wind-legal?!’” Keyawn Spencer nailed it: “WIND LEGAL don’t let that go over yall head!” To ignorant souls, wind readings matter-a lot. A heavy wind (over 2.0 m/s) signifies the time is worthless for records; so yes, 9.98 is for real for Gleaton!
Not buying it, Lars attached some World Athletics rules, which, uh, fair enough, said no wind readings, and that makes time unofficial. But come on! The kid just went a sub-10; give him a break!
Then, as that predictable question goes, who is even in charge of keeping the record? Quasarious and Twood3 were right to ask. Matthew Boling is, of course, the holder of that record: 9.98 with legal wind on June 20, 2019. Therewith, right there with them is Gleaton, who would lay in their shadows as history is made.
“Man what is going on in high school track?” DB Tips summarized. True, though. Kids are getting down times that not so long ago would have set the Olympic record! If Gleaton figures it all out, Dalton Richardson said, “it is going to be BIG problems for an awful lot of people.” Talk about scary!
Yeah, that hype was real in the replies. Steve SanAntonio called him a “rocket,” NotAgain dropped fire emojis, and then mecca just cut to the point: “Test him right now.” No lies detected.
And what is next for Gleaton? If this is just the start of his season, sub-10 might become normal. That just leaves collegiate track meets, then the sky’s the limit-or finish line. Either way, remember that name-this boy is no joke.
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What do we know? All of a sudden high school tracks are becoming interesting. And if you were asleep on that, you better wake up right now.
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