Reading some things about Remona Burchell's 11.04 in the 100 meters, I was surprised to learn there had been a wind reading of -2.5. If the gauge and direction are accurate, the time is even more astounding. Using the calculator below, you can see the wind adjusted time to be converted to 10.84. The low altitude NCAA record is 10.93. We're talking world class performance.
For kicks and giggles, Google Kenyan Drake's high school 100 meter performances and compare the times. (His pr is 10.83 I think and he ran right at 11 late in his senior year.) Tony Brown ran a heavily WIND AIDED pr of 10.45. I would wager Remona could give our best football players a run for their money. Understand I'm not disparaging the football athletes. I am pointing out that Alabama has a track star that is one of the best in the entire world.
http://myweb.lmu.edu/jmureika/track/wind/index.html
For kicks and giggles, Google Kenyan Drake's high school 100 meter performances and compare the times. (His pr is 10.83 I think and he ran right at 11 late in his senior year.) Tony Brown ran a heavily WIND AIDED pr of 10.45. I would wager Remona could give our best football players a run for their money. Understand I'm not disparaging the football athletes. I am pointing out that Alabama has a track star that is one of the best in the entire world.
http://myweb.lmu.edu/jmureika/track/wind/index.html
