Is this the greatest feat in high school track and field history? (Video)

otter wrote:

Amazing, yes. The greatest feat in the history of high school track and field? That's a stretch.

Is it remarkable for a high school athlete to jump over 18 feet? Absolutely: it is phenomenal, he earned his hs national record.

Is it remarkable for a top vaulter to be able to jump within half a foot of their PR repeatedly in practice in good conditions back to back? Not really.

If any of his performances is the "greatest in hs t&f history," it is his record breaking performances, not what we see in this video.

Greatest in HS t&f history of course is difficult, others have mentioned some other very solid contenders that would have to also be considered.

Is this a world famous message board or just American.

Put measurements in metric. How do you watch international athletics every week and not understand how far a throw or jump is!

Using javelin as an example. A 90 metre throw. Hmm 90â„… of a 100m race tricky!

Using metres on a track and feet in the field is ridiculous.

ukathleticcoach wrote:

Using metres on a track and feet in the field is ridiculous.

We don't use metres on the track. We use meters.

Chapa's 28:32 10,000 in 1976 (41 yrs ago) has to be included in the talk of great high school performances.

Not even close. Sammy Wanjiru 22:40 for 8.1075 km in high school is the greatest of all time. Nobody will ever break that.

Btw: Chris Nielsen (born in 1998) has jumped 5m70 this season. Duplantis is born in 1999 and has jumped 5m75. So it's not as if Duplantis is completely out of this world. It's extremely good, but...

Let's see how Nielsen does at NCAA. Can he go higher than 5m75?

speak English wrote:

ukathleticcoach wrote:

Using metres on a track and feet in the field is ridiculous.

We don't use metres on the track. We use meters.

So y'all don't use the metric system or understand it but decided to spell it incorrectly.

Jim Ryun wrote:

WRpole wrote:

If he can go just over 19'2" 5.85m - 95% of WR

I wonder how many high school athletes 18 and under have been within 5% of a WR?

Jim Ryun. He ran 3:55.3 was when the WR was 3:53.6. That put him within 1% of the WR.

That 3:55.3 was the American Record. ESPN ranked him the best high school athlete ever -- in any sport (beating a couple people you may have heard of.)

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Don't see how the greatest feat can come in practice and not in a meet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI

Of the American high school records today- which is the closest in % to a WR?

Male/Female.

I see men's sprint records about 4% off. High jump 5.7%

Felix's 200 is only 3.6% slower than world record.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

runjumpthrow wrote:

while incredibile, nothing comes close to Carters 81'3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMVgbAgDSzg

One word......steriods.

This is true. It's well known Carter's high school coaches were handing out dianabol like candy to the football team during the 70's, very easy to get back in the day. They weren't the only school doing it, several other high schools around the country were known for doing this type of thing, most of them didn't even have track teams that did much, but their football players did. However, if you bring up these truths you're called all kinds of names. Carter's record might get popped this season anyway. And if a white kid does it you'll hear nothing but screeches about the kid being doped.

Wags Illinois wrote:

Chapa's 28:32 10,000 in 1976 (41 yrs ago) has to be included in the talk of great high school performances.

^ This

Gerry Lingren ran in the Olympic 10,000 as a high schooler. Also ran 29:11 on cinder track while a prep.

400m 44.69 Darrell Robinson

1500 meters 4:04.62 Mary Cain

Truth Hurts wrote:

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

One word......steriods.

This is true. It's well known Carter's high school coaches were handing out dianabol like candy to the football team during the 70's, very easy to get back in the day. They weren't the only school doing it, several other high schools around the country were known for doing this type of thing, most of them didn't even have track teams that did much, but their football players did. However, if you bring up these truths you're called all kinds of names. Carter's record might get popped this season anyway. And if a white kid does it you'll hear nothing but screeches about the kid being doped.

So you're saying Martin O'Malley might have to apologize again?

No. Not even as impressive as Sydneys runs this year and last. A Webbs Mile. Verzbickas 2 mile. Jim Ryun mile. Seriously nobody will know of this in 10 years. Cut the bs.

Younggun wrote:

Of the American high school records today- which is the closest in % to a WR?

Male/Female.

I see men's sprint records about 4% off. High jump 5.7%

Felix's 200 is only 3.6% slower than world record.

World Record mile = 3:43.13

Alan Webb's high school record = 3:53.43

Difference of 10.3 seconds. 10.3 / 223.13 = 3.19% slower

On the women's side, I think it is the 400m Hurdles

World Record = 52.34

Sydney McLaughlin's high school record = 54.15

Difference of 1.81 seconds. 1.81/52.34 = 3.46% slower