Calling all sprint gurus!
At the 1980 NAIA champs in Abilene, several men ran very fast wind assisted times in the 100m:
10.09w/10.15w Ellison Portis (Angelo State, TX)
10.13w Alvin Matthias (Adams State)
10.18w Charlie Pickens (Missisipi Valley State)
10.22w Larry White
10.26w Carl Williams
10.27w Elton Francis
10.28w Mike Nettles
The only one of these who ever showed any sort of performance besides this was Larry White, 10.26 in 1982. Portis ran 10.48 in 1980, Nettles 10.36 in 1981. None of the others broke 10.50.
Now, these look suspect to me, but they are in all the lists (Patinaud, Quercetani/Mappa, Jalava). I assume the meet has been researched and the times are legit.
Can enyone enlighten me? Has anyone seen the photo finish pics? Was anyone there? It's possible there was a real Texan gale blowing of course.
Any information much appreciated.
At the 1980 NAIA champs in Abilene, several men ran very fast wind assisted times in the 100m:
10.09w/10.15w Ellison Portis (Angelo State, TX)
10.13w Alvin Matthias (Adams State)
10.18w Charlie Pickens (Missisipi Valley State)
10.22w Larry White
10.26w Carl Williams
10.27w Elton Francis
10.28w Mike Nettles
The only one of these who ever showed any sort of performance besides this was Larry White, 10.26 in 1982. Portis ran 10.48 in 1980, Nettles 10.36 in 1981. None of the others broke 10.50.
Now, these look suspect to me, but they are in all the lists (Patinaud, Quercetani/Mappa, Jalava). I assume the meet has been researched and the times are legit.
Can enyone enlighten me? Has anyone seen the photo finish pics? Was anyone there? It's possible there was a real Texan gale blowing of course.
Any information much appreciated.
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