<\/p>\n
Australian sprinter Eddie Nketia has clocked a staggering 100m time of 9.74 seconds at a college meet in the US \u2013 but it won\u2019t count for record purposes because of a howling tailwind.<\/p>\n
Nketia, who recently swapped his allegiance from New Zealand to Australia, did the 100m\/200m double for the University of Southern California at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Nebraska on Sunday.<\/p>\n It was the second time in as many months that he had run faster than Patrick Johnson\u2019s longstanding Australian 100m record of 9.93s. But on both occasions the tailwind was above the legal mark of two metres per second.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s crazy man, to run 9.74 even with the wind,\u201d Nketia said. \u201cIt shows I\u2019m getting better and can see the progress and the season isn\u2019t over yet.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really hoping this season on the back of that to get a legal PB and show I can compete. The all-conditions record is nice, but I really want that actual record.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the future is bright. When I get out of college I\u2019m looking forward to competing everywhere, including hopefully Europe this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/gu-island><\/figure>\n Nketia also won the 200m in 20.03, at which time the tailwind was a staggering 7.5m\/s.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old could form part of what would be a formidable Australian 4x100m relay team including the likes of Gout Gout, Lachlan Kennedy and Rohan Browning at next year\u2019s world championships in Beijing and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.<\/p>\n Last month, the American coach charged with refining Nketia\u2019s raw power forecast the muscular sprinter could one day challenge the world\u2019s best.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve talked about this within our staff \u2026 Eddie could be one of the best who\u2019ve ever done it as a whole,\u201d Brenton Emanuel said.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t say he\u2019ll be the best in the world because obviously Usain Bolt was an anomaly, but I definitely think Eddie has a long career in track and field. We\u2019ve made some changes to his diet and his physique and stuff like that, and I think it\u2019s paying off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n