Tasty Race of the Week: Alfreda Steele vs. Khalifa St. Fort


A week ago, we asked: Who is the fastest sprinter in the country? in Who's #1.

The Jimmy Carnes Indoor Meet in Florida gave us some hints this weekend, as the top two returning 100m runners in the nation faced off over the 55m Dash: Khalifa St. Fort of St. Thomas Aquinas and Alfreda Steele of Pasco High School.

St. Fort, a UCLA commit, owns a PR of 11.19 and lost only to Candace Hill last year. Steele owns a PR of 11.33; in their only head-to-head race at the 2015 Golden South Classic 100m, Steele placed fourth while St. Fort won.

Saturday marked St. Fort's career debut on an indoor track. She zoomed to victory in the 200m (24.99) before lining up against Steele in the 55m not once, but twice!

Check out the race videos and results below:

Girls 17-19 55m Dash Heat 1


Event 43  Girls 17-19 55 Meter Dash
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    Name                     Age Team                    Finals  H#
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Finals                                                             
  1 Steele, Alfreda           19 Pedagogy Track            6.95   1
  2 St. Fort, Khalifa         18 Born2doit Tr              6.97   1
  3 Sanders, Keosha           18 Take Flight               7.04   3
  4 Flagg, Nia                19 PureAthletic              7.12   1
  5 Cobbs-Marcus, Kylee       19 Take Flight               7.18   1
  6 Williams, Aniyah          18 PureAthletic              7.20   1
  7 DeLoach, Taylor           19 On Your Mark              7.25   1
  8 Seymour, KaTia            18 Palatka                   7.29   1

Girls 55m Dash High School Championship


Event 107  Girls 15-19 55 Meter Dash Championship
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    Name                     Age Team                    Finals
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Finals                                                         
  1 Steele, Alfreda           19 Pedagogy Track            6.90
  2 St. Fort, Khalifa         18 Born2doit Tr              6.92
  3 Flagg, Nia                19 PureAthletic              7.06
  4 Cobbs-Marcus, Kylee       19 Take Flight               7.10
  5 Williams, Aniyah          18 PureAthletic              7.19
  6 Sanders, Keosha           18 Take Flight               7.21
  7 Lecky, Nia                16 Trinity Elite             7.25
  8 Lumsden, Kaylah           15 Need 4 Speed              7.28
 -- DeLoach, Taylor           19 On Your Mark               DNS

2016 Jimmy Carnes Indoor results and coverage