Georgia track signee Brayden Williams sets new wind-aided 100-meter record
Duncanville senior and Georgia track signee Brayden Williams blew away the competition in the prelims of the Class 6A Region II meet in Waco last week running sub-10 times in the 100-meters on back-to-back days.After running a 9.95 on Thursday, Williams ran the fastest wind-aided 100-meter time by a high school athlete in U.S. history the next day at 9.82.
Williams became just the fourth high school runner in U.S. history to break 10 seconds for all conditions just over a month ago. In that meet, he ran a wind-aided 9.99 in the 100-meters.
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While he may be closing in on the record for the fastest 100 meters for all conditions, Williams hasn't won that record just yet.
Christian Miller out of Florida set that record last year, running a wind-legal 9.93. He did hold the record for the fastest win-aided 100 at 9.94 before Williams broke it last week.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Duncanville's Brayden Williams sets new wind-aided 100-meter record
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