12-Year-Old Sets National 100m Record At AAU!

In 2018, 12-year-old Tavares Duckett, from Grand Prairie, Texas, set a new national age group record in the 100 meter dash by going 11.67 seconds at the AAU Junior Olympic Games, in just his first time racing at the event. What will he do this year?


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[gavantha]

He doesn’t even use starting blocks. Imagine how much faster he can be

[l.rongardner]

His P.R. now, as 15-year-old in high school, is 11.14.

[chriswelcome]

I'm so thankful you didn't put anything on the screen to block the times of the others for comparison

[poeticmindz]

Some of the comments you guys are putting on here about a kid is straight sickening. You grown under achieving, pathetic individuals get satisfaction by sitting behind a keyboard and undermining an achievement by a kid and will shut your device down, smile and feel good about yourself. No wonder our kids feel under appreciated and devalued. Good Job, the gold medal goes to you. Continue to be great.

[teslacybertruck]

Wow a 12 yo running faster than most of my varsity HS team lol

[JamaicanMeCrazy]

That boy been training.. Look at his form

[owenrogonjic]

I could tell before they even started running that that was the kid that broke the record 😂

[gaddyify]

This is my little cousin. We always had fast runners in my family, but someone finally showing our great genetics, and not wasting his or her talent.

[Southernrefinish]

Damn that's crazy fast that's my time as a senior in highschool jesus christ!

[ggcapitano]

That no. 1 kid got to be at least 30 years old

[bouncyyay]

I’m just imagining him going home after this race and shaving before work

[BgBossMan]

Bruh i don't think that's a 12 yo tho

[nothx]

He matured earlier than the rest....some of those kids have the frame of ages 7-10 yrs

[FM]

Anyone notice that he was the only one not using starting blocks ?

[ChrsGotFourEyes]

Damn he definitely been training. Once he hits puberty in MS and HS he's gonna be a top recruit.

[johnnyquest]

He needs to run with the race he's in, and leave everyone else alone.

[jeffzuess]

I love the high quality track and electronic timing. My teacher hand timing me, you got 19 secs Jeff, how come sir? I was talking to Miss Bradshaw and missed your finish, never mind it's close enough.

[hansbraun]

He’s built like a full grown man. It’s very impressive but like most extreme early matures he likely will see less improvement from here. But still very impressive.

[roybean]

Watch the little guys, they are a lot smaller than the winner, they still have to have their growth spurts. They might be the stars of the future.

[INJURYCOMP]

And...he eased up before the finish line. Good job but run through the finish line! Lean. Those milliseconds count !!