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In Kentucky (and National Federation of High Schools), if a track, swimming or cross country event is done by wrist/stop watch, you must ADD .24 seconds and round (up or down) to the nearest tenth.

So unless someone has run a 4.12-4.20 on a stop/wrist watch, the 4.4 is NOT that common in Kentucky.

http://www.khsaa.org/track/2001/tr3ad201.htm
Tyson Gay, regarded to be the fastest American sprinter, ran a 10.54 in the 100 meters with a 2.1 (that means the wind was at his back and not his face) wind reading on UK's old track.

Class 3-A 100-Meter Dash State Championship Times
2010: Chisom Omenyinma, Male, 10.94
2009: Desmond Suter, Bryan Station, 10.81
2008: Justin Green, Male, 10.90
2007: Justin Green, Male, 11.02
2006: Steve Orndorff, Trinity, 11.22
2005: Alfonso Smith, Waggener, 10.71
2004: Joe Petty, J-Town, 11.13
2003: William Carter, Apollo, 10.84
2002: Todd Chisley, Scott County, 10.96
2001: Tyson Gay, Lafayette, 10.54
2000: Tyson Gay, Lafayette, 10.78
1999: Tyson Gay, Lafayette, 10.93 (in prelims, against a 1.2 wind)
1998: Tyson Gay, Lafayette, 11.03
1997: Casey Combest, Owensboro 10.75

As far as Skyles goes, FORTY-TWO (42) boys ran an 11.73 or faster in last year's state meet at UofL.

There is a huge difference between 100 meters and 40 yards, too many variables to enter into this comparison. Take Mark Ingram, he had the slowest 40 time, but yet he had the fastest 10 yard start in the combine .So maybe the thread should read "What is the Quickest 40 times" just so there is no offense to the track stars that are truely Fast!