Watch: Texas high school sprinter breaks all-time 100-meter mark with wind-aided 9.98
Georgia-bound Matthew Boling makes most of wind advantage to break magical 10-second barrier.
Strake Jesuit (Houston) senior Matthew Boling actually stumbled out of the blocks. That's what makes what the Georgia-bound sprinter did over the final 90 meters all the more incredible.
Boling ran the fastest all conditions 100-meter race in high school history on Saturday, crossing the line in 9.98 seconds at the 6A-3 meet in Webster, Texas.
He was aided by a 4.2 meters/second wind, which more than doubles the legal wind-standard of 2.0 m/s. Still, breaking the magical 10-second barrier under any conditions is remarkable.
Video: Fastest prep all conditions 100 meters ever
Houston-area sprinter breaks magical 10-second barrier.
Previously, Trayvon Bromell of Gibbs (Fla.), ran 9.99 in 2013 with a 4.0-wind at his back. ...
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