Texas teen sets a national record in 100m (although it wasn’t a 9.98)
By Cindy Boren Cindy Boren Reporter covering sports, with an emphasis on politics and national stories Email Bio Follow May 12 at 2:41 PM This time, conditions were perfect for Matthew Boling, the Texas high school senior whose blazing 9.98-second performance last month in the 100 meters would have shattered a national record were it not wind-aided.
“When I looked at the race before us and saw the wind was 1.3 [meters per second], I was like ‘Oh, I’m excited,’ ” Boling told the Houston Chronicle. “Because after last week everyone was like, ‘Oh, the wind was illegal,’ and stuff like that. So I’m like, ‘All right, I’ll just drop a fast time today.’ ”
“I look up and I see whenever I see the crowd get up to start videoing and watching, it definitely gets me hyped,” Boling told the Chronicle on Saturday. “That’s what I love about the 100. Everyone comes to watch it and it’s really fun. I got out well and I was just happy with it and the buildup and anticipation was a lot of adrenaline, but it was really fun.”— Sam Khan Jr. May 12, 2019 Boling’s meteoric rise hasn’t surprised Chad Collier, Strake Jesuit’s coach.
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