* Jordan Anthony currently owns the fastest wind-legal time in the United States for a high schooler
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Want some interesting news from the weekend not relating to high school track?
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf stepped into a professional 100 meter race on Sunday at the USATF Golden Games at Mt. SAC.
And he was pretty good!
The 2016 graduate of Oxford (MS) High School finished in 10.36 (+1.0) seconds, landing in ninth place in his heat and 15th overall in the first round, failing to qualify for the finals.
Still, most people were impressed by his performance.
This being MileSplit, we're more interested in the cross-over component. Just how many high school athletes right now could beat DK Metcalf at 100 meters?
Here's the full list (only wind-legal times are considered):
| name | school | time | wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Anthony | Tylertown (MS) | 10.30 | 1.4 |
| Zachariah Branch | Bishop Gorman (NV) | 10.33 | 1.3 |
| Leon Elloie | Warren Easton (LA) | 10.33 | 1.3 |
| Aaron Bell | Terry Parker (FL) | 10.34 | 1.7 |
| Gavin Schurr | Fairview (CO) | 10.36 | 0.1 |
Now, of course, there may be more athletes capable of running a wind-legal time of 10.36.
But some performances require a bit more analysis.
Here's a list of athletes who very well could beat DK Metcalf in a race -- although, this is far more subjective:
| name | school | time | wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erriyon Knighton | Tampa Hillsborough | 9.99 | 2.7 |
| Jose Garcia | Harlingen (TX) | 10.00 | 5.7 |
| Connor Washington | The Woodlands (TX) | 10.00 | 5.7 |
| Jaylen Slade | IMG Academy (FL) | 10.03 | 2.7 |
| Omari Walker | McKinney (TX) | 10.16 | 5.7 |
| Trevion McCalla | Atascocita (TX) | 10.18 | 5.7 |
| Keanu Jones | Brenham (TX) | 10.23 | 2.3 |
| Jekovan Rhetta | Parker (AL) | 10.27 | 3.0 |
| Anthony Smith | Eastside Catholic (WA) | 10.36 | NWA |