MILESPLITCA TASTY RACE OF THE WEEK
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As of Tuesday afternoon, the MileSplit database listed four of the top 25 boys all-conditions 100-meter dash times in the country came out of Heat 17 at Saturday's Redondo Track Festival.
There, enjoying the push of a 3.8-meters-per-second wind, Simi Valley (SS) junior Jaelon Barbarin and Servite (SS) senior Max Thomas each recorded a national-leading time of 10.37 seconds. Barbarin got the win with a strong lean at the line as the two Southern Section sprinters currently sit atop the U.S. rankings for all-conditions 100-meter dashes.
Long Beach Poly senior Jaelen Knox was third in 10.53, which ranks U.S. No. 14 and Clovis North senior Jake Parnagian was fourth in 10.56, ranking in a tie for 21st.
| Boys 100 Meters (Race 17) | Name | School | Class | Time/Wind +3.8 |
| 1. | Jaelon Barbarin | Simi Valley (SS) | Jr. | 10.37 |
| 2. | Max Thomas | Servite (SS) | Sr. | 10.37 |
| 3. | Jaelen Knox | Long Beach Poly (SS) | Sr. | 10.53 |
| 4. | Jake Parnagian | Clovis North (CS) | Sr. | 10.56 |
| 5. | Cameron Tarver | Fresno Central (CS) | Sr. | 10.60 |
| 6. | Patrick Ize-Iyamu | Chaminade (SS) | Sr. | 10.67 |
| 7. | Nicholas Gates | Calabasas (SS) | Sr. | 10.73 |
| 8. | Imari Conley | Fresno Central (CS) | Jr. | 10.73 |
Interview with Jaelon Barbarin
The USC-bound Thomas won the 400-meter dash in a CA No. 2 and U.S. No. 14 time of 48.12.
