Track fans are always looking to anoint the ‘next’ superstar, but most fizzle after high school. While names like Noah Lyles, Michael Norman, and Erriyon Knighton have successfully bridged that gap, I believe the – next true sprint star has arrived: Tate Taylor. In general, most fans have become obsessed with times. An athlete runs a fast time, he’s designated as the next star. Times are nice, but it takes other things to become a star, and that’s what I’m going to speak on today. Let’s start with the basics. Tate has a near ideal sprinting build at 6′ 2″, 165 lbs. At his height he’s still able to move…

Everybody is asking the question, why are kids suddenly running so fast? I’ve been asking that same question myself, because we’ve seen a massive shift in what’s been considered national class speed at the high school level. For example, pre Covid 10.50 or better in the boys 100m, 4:55 in the girls mile, and 4:12 in the boys mile would have made you national class in your event. Today in order to be considered national class you must run 10.30, 4:42, and 4:01 respectively. We’ve seen this level of change/improvement across the board in the four years since Covid caused politicians to shut everything down for two years. The question…