Amereeka wrote:
And anybody who's been to the Arcadia Invitational knows that the top high school sprinters are not running high 11s, but rather mid-10s.
I ran in the Arcadia Invitational in 2010 in the afternoon open section. It wasn't as tough to get into as the night invitational section, but everyone in that open section was still way above average.
There were more guys running in the 11s than in the 10s for the 100 that year. Here are the results from two of the heats (one with a big headwind and one with a wind-aided tailwind):
Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: 2.6
1 973 Herron, Robert 12 Dorsey -LA 10.77q
2 3374 Harris, Justin 12 Upland -SS 10.78q
3 343 Ford, Josh 7 Calvin Cldge(DC) 10.96
4 266 Allen, Devon 9 Brophy Prep (AZ) 11.00
5 3114 Kennedy, Mike 12 St. Ignatius -CC 11.02
6 1368 Favors, J'Tier 11 Gundersn-CC 11.24
7 2112 Vera, Mark 12 Mntn View (AZ-T) 11.49
8 344 Harden, Dominic 10 Calvin Cldge(DC) 11.76
Heat 4 Preliminaries Wind: -3.3
1 1805 Wilson, Damani 12 Lutheran (Or)-SS 11.07
2 3429 Marshall, Byron 10 ValleyChrstn -CC 11.08
3 1270 Atkinson, Joshua 11 Granada -NC 11.10
4 3222 puccino, phillip 12 Steilcoom (WA) 11.26
5 238 Merriweather, Yuse 12 Bloomington-SS 11.27
6 1774 Baker, Jared 11 Loyola -SS 11.28
7 2725 Selig, Blake 10 Rio Mesa -SS 11.52
8 224 Whiteside, Geoffre 12 Bishop Hartl(OH) 11.58
9 3147 Murphy, Chris 11 St JosephSea(NY) 11.98
Again, while there are schools who have multiple sub 11s on their team, it isn't common. Even within those schools, you'll find more guys slower than 12 than under 11. From what I've seen, the average frosh soph sprinter is running in the mid-high 12s, and the average varsity sprinter is a 12 flat guy.