Jack Hale clocks an impressive 10.13 to take out the 100m sprint at the All Schools competition in Adelaide
Jack Hale, centre, celebrates his win over Rohan Browning and Trae Williams. Source: News Corp Australia
AUSTRALIA'S fastest boy Jack Hale has run an astonishing time of 10.13 to win the national Under 18 all schools title, but a powerful tailwind means he can't claim a new record.
Hale burst into public consciousness in September with his national record 10.44 s run. He later improved his mark to 10.42.
He dealt with the hype brilliantly in Adelaide on Saturday but a massive 3.4 metre per second tailwind prevented him from claiming the national mark, although it counts as a meet record. The wind must be 2m/s or lower to qualify for a record.
It was the fastest time run by any Australian in 2014.
The previous best 100m was Josh Clarke's 10.20 but that was also wind assisted with a +3.3 breeze at his back.
Hale edged out Rohan Browning of NSW in 10.18 with Trae Williams of Queensland in 10.33 and Jordan Shelley of NSW in 10.44.
Jack Hale beats Rohan Browning across the line in a stunning U18 100m race at Santos Stadium in Adelaide. Source: News Corp Australia
Browning started the race strongly and led for the first 80 metres before the Hobart school boy chased him down to take out his first-ever national gold medal in the fastest school boy race in Australian history.
Hale said he was pleased to overcome the fast-starting Browning and take out the gold.
"I didn't start badly but the guy next to me was one of the quickest starters you'll ever see in your life over the first ten metres," he said.
"I was coming second until the last 20 when I pulled it home."
Hale will compete again tomorrow in the 200 metres, against many of the athletes faces he held off today.
Hale, just 16, still considers himself first and foremost a long-jumper, but produced a colossal finish to win the 100m final.
Athletics Australia moved the final from the home straight to the back straight to allow the best 100m junior field ever assembled in Australia to go for broke with a tail wind.
Retired Australian sprinter Melinda Gainsford-Taylor was at the track for the final and declared it the start of a new era in Australian men's sprinting.
"Can you believe it? When you sit there and think of that time, that is quite extraordinary and so young," Gainsford-Taylor said.
"Even though it's wind assisted, you actually have to run that fast. I know in the era I was running that was one of the things - you need to be able to run that fast regardless.
"And once you know you can, the amount of confidence that can give you can take you to a whole new level."
Hale, the champion. Source: News Corp Australia
Hale told reporters his long-term goal was to make Australia's team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
"The start was horrible but I came home strong, it was the first time I had someone to chase down which makes me really happy and it's obviously pushed me to a quicker time," he said.
"That's the only reason I ran that time, because I had to chase someone down over that last 20.
"It was strong winds but hopefully I can go somewhere near that with a legal 2.0 ... I've got to do it legally then I'll be happy."
Before the Gold Coast however is the junior world championships in Colombia next year where Hale is adamant he will target double-gold in the 100m and long jump.
He was forced to sit out the long jump in Adelaide this weekend because of an injured heel but has no plans to ditch the sand to focus on his need for speed.
"I think long jump is my ambition, I really enjoy jumping and it's a fun environment to be around," Hale said.
"The long jump is really tying in the speed with the power so sprinting is really helping my long jump. So I don't think there will come a point where I need to stop unless my knees and legs (are injured)."
Gainsford-Taylor said the incredible thing about Hale was he only really discovered he could run 100m this year.
100m schoolboys championship at Santos Stadium won by Tasmanian Jack Hale. Source: News Corp Australia
"The fact that only this year did he realise that he could run 100 metres. He's predominantly a long-jumper but we've talked about Jack, there are probably five athletes in that event that could have come through in the end," she said.
"That is the most important thing, competition, if you have that week-in, week-out it's endless in what they can achieve."
Gainsford-Taylor said the strength of the under-18 final meant Australia had a bright future in men's sprinting.
"There's been such a build up and no wonder why ... we've got so much depth there at the moment. We saw Rohan Browning and how well he was running then Jack Hale coming home it was just incredible and exciting for the sport," Gainsford-Taylor said.
"For a long time we've been waiting. We sit there and go 'what's happening with our sprinters?' Obviously we've got the talent there and this is really exciting for track and field.
"We're very strong in the walks, in the field and throws and distance as well. Sprinting has been a little bit behind depth-wise and to have that depth now is fantastic."
Hale might be a shy teenager from Tasmania but he was the centre of national attention yesterday with cameras and journalists swamping him after the race and a big crowd screaming his name after he crossed the line.
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